Youtuber-turned boxer Jake Paul needs an opponent \u2014 but it won\u2019t be \u201cThe Predator.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paul is scheduled to collide with boxing superstar \u2014 and serial domestic violence abuser<\/a> \u2014 Gervonta Davis next week (Fri., Nov. 14, 2025) live from Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, streaming exclusively on Netflix. However, the bout is currently on life support<\/a> after Davis was hit with a new civil lawsuit<\/a> accusing him of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, Nakisa [Badarian] reached out the other day and told me how they need a replacement for Gervonta and after I listened, I wasn\u2019t getting it,\u201d Ngannou told TMZ Sports recently. \u201cI said, \u2018OK, what can I do for you? What exactly?\u2019 He said, \u2018We\u2019re looking for a replacement.\u2019 But I still didn\u2019t get it. He was like, \u2018Yeah, we were thinking about you to fight Jake.\u2019 I was like, \u2018What? Who\u2019s Jake?\u2019 I was so confused. I wasn\u2019t expecting that at all.<\/p>\n Ngannou made it clear that he wasn\u2019t insulted by the offer itself \u2014 just baffled by how it came about.<\/p>\n \u201cHe said, \u2018Jake Paul.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018No bro, come on. Don\u2019t disrespect me like that.\u2019 They even came out after and said, \u2018What if the numbers are good?\u2019 He sent out some numbers,\u201d Ngannou added. \u201cI said, \u2018It\u2019s not about the numbers, if it was about the numbers, we could\u2019ve started talking, I would have told you.\u2019 I\u2019m just not interested. It makes no sense for me. It\u2019s not what I\u2019m looking at right now.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo, there\u2019s no such thing happening,\u201d Ngannou concluded. \u201cHow can they go from Gervonta Davis to Francis Ngannou? Gervonta Davis is a fantastic boxer and is a one-shot knockout artist, but come on. They\u2019re way different in everything, and it makes no sense. At this point, for me to do it makes no sense.\u201d<\/p>\n Ngannou has teased another boxing bout after his heavyweight clashes<\/a> with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, but \u201cEl Gallo\u201d clearly isn\u2019t on his hit list.<\/p>\n