Jake Paul ripped into Gervonta Davis after their Nov. 14 exhibition fight was canceled Monday.
Most Valuable Promotions announced the bout's cancellation just days after Davis was accused of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional distress in a civil lawsuit filed by an ex-girlfriend.
"Gervonta Davis is an actual walking human piece of garbage," Paul posted on X. "Working with him is an absolute nightmare."
Gervonta Davis is an actual walking human piece of garbage. Working with him is an absolute nightmare. The unprofessionalism, the bizarre requests, the showing up hours late to shoots. To the numerous arrests and related accusations and lawsuits. If you support this man you…
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 4, 2025
"I didn't want to give this woman abuser a platform to grow his fans and to grow his bank account," Paul added. "My company champions women. I'm so sorry to everyone involved."
The fight was slated to take place in Miami and stream live on Netflix. Paul is now pursuing another fight with a different opponent that Netflix will broadcast later this year.
"Our team has worked closely with all parties to navigate this situation responsibly," Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions, said in a statement. "While we will not be moving forward with this event, our plan still remains for Jake Paul to headline an event on Netflix in 2025. Details regarding a new date, location, Jake's opponent, and additional bouts will be shared as soon as they are finalized."
Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) is the current WBA 135-pound champion.
