Tank vs Jake Paul is not happening, and it has not been happening for a long time. Promoters called off the November 14, 2025 exhibition ten days before the first bell. Nobody has put a new date on it since. Both men have spent the months since dealing with problems that have nothing to do with each other.
Status check, verified July 29, 2026: The bout was set for Kaseya Center in Miami and streamed live on Netflix. ESPN reported the cancellation on November 4, 2025, days after a civil lawsuit was filed against Gervonta Davis. Anthony Joshua took the date instead. No promoter, network or commission has announced a rescheduled version. For a closer look at this, see Charlie Woods Age.
| Details about Tank vs Jake Paul | What was announced |
| Booked | August 20, 2025, for November 14, 2025 |
| First venue | Atlanta, moved to Miami on September 17, 2025 |
| Final venue | Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida |
| Broadcaster | Netflix, no pay-per-view charge |
| Format | 10-round exhibition, not a sanctioned professional contest |
| Weight ceiling | $2 million |
| Gloves | 12 ounce |
| Called off | November 4, 2025, ten days out |
| Status today | Canceled, never rescheduled |
TL;DR, the key takeaways
- The fight is dead. There is no new date, no signed contract, and no promoter pushing it.
- A civil suit filed by Davis’s ex-girlfriend on October 30, 2025, triggered the collapse.
- It was never a real fight on paper. Both camps agreed to an exhibition at a $2 million ceiling in 12-ounce gloves.
- Davis has not fought since March 1, 2025. Paul has not fought since Joshua stopped him in December 2025.
How the Tank vs Jake Paul November 14 Fight Fell Apart
The Tank vs Jake Paul booking moved quickly. Davis and Paul agreed to the exhibition in August 2025 for a November 14 date in Atlanta, but Most Valuable Promotions relocated the event to Miami a month later. Alycia Baumgardner joined the undercard on September 23, and with tickets on sale, a Netflix broadcast confirmed, and a full fight card announced, the Tank vs Jake Paul event appeared fully set before everything unraveled.
Then the paperwork changed everything. On October 30, 2025, ESPN reported a civil lawsuit against Davis in Miami-Dade County. His ex-girlfriend Courtney Rossel alleged battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and emotional distress. Five days later, the promotion pulled the plug.
Joshua stepped in and fought Paul in Miami on December 19, 2025 instead. That replacement card drew 33 million viewers on Netflix and ended with Joshua stopping Paul in the sixth round. If you follow live events and how cards get rebuilt on short notice, our sport coverage of live events tracks the same pattern across other promotions.
The rules both camps agreed to
This is the part most write-ups skip, and it matters more than the trash talk did. ESPN published the terms on September 24, 2025. The rule sheet had three moving parts:
- Ten rounds, contested as an exhibition rather than a professional bout.
- $2 million ceiling, a catchweight built to cap how heavy Paul could arrive.
- 12-ounce gloves, heavier and more padded than the 8- or 10-ounce gloves a lightweight title fight uses.
The exhibition label was doing real work. Florida law draws a hard line between the two things. Florida Statutes section 548.002, published in the 2025 edition, defines a contest as an engagement where the participants strive to win. An exhibition is one where they “show or display their skill without necessarily striving to win.” That result never goes on a professional record.
What never happened is just as telling. There was no official weigh-in, so the $2 million figure stayed theoretical. Glove weight in Florida is fixed by commission rule rather than by the promoters, so the 12-ounce number was a plan, not a certified spec. Readers who want the background on why padding and glove weight change a fight will find it in our equipment guides covering gloves and gear.
The size difference between them, measured
| Gervonta Davis | Jake Paul | |
| Age | 31 | 29 |
| Height | 5 ft 5.5 in | 6 ft 1 in |
| Reach | 67.5 in | 76 in |
| Listed weight | 134.5 lbs | 216.6 lbs |
| Stance | Southpaw | Orthodox |
| Record | 30-0-1, 28 KOs | 12-2, 7 KOs |
Run the subtraction and the mismatch is stark. Paul is 7.5 inches taller, carries 8.5 inches more reach, and walks around roughly $110.46 heavier than Davis’s fighting weight. That is not a weight class gap. It is five weight classes and change.
What each record actually says
Davis is 30-0-1 with 28 knockouts, a southpaw who has stopped almost everyone he has faced. His last appearance was March 1, 2025, a majority draw with Lamont Roach Jr at Barclays Center that plenty of people scored for Roach. He has not fought since.
Paul sits at 12-2 with 7 knockouts. He beat Mike Tyson on points and outpointed Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in June 2025, then ran into a real heavyweight in December. Records like these are easier to read side by side, which is what our athlete profiles and career records section is built for.
The money nobody disclosed
No purse figure was ever released. Most Valuable Promotions did not publish one, Netflix does not report per-fight rights fees, and neither camp filed anything public. Anyone quoting a number for this bout is guessing.
One hard figure does exist, and it comes from the state that was going to host it. Florida Statutes section 548.06, published by the Florida Senate, makes a promoter pay the state 5 percent of a match’s total gross receipts. It also caps the tax on broadcasting, television and pay-per-view rights at $40,000 for a single event.
That is the only money figure attached to this promotion anyone can verify. For scale, Paul has publicly claimed he sent Canelo Alvarez a $200 million offer. Treat that as a statement about how his side negotiates, not as evidence of what this card was worth.
Can Tank vs Jake Paul still be made?
Three things would have to line up, and right now none of them has. Davis has to clear his legal calendar. Miami police arrested him on January 28, 2026, on charges of battery, false imprisonment, and attempted kidnapping.
He posted an $8,500 bond and took a no-contact order. A Maryland judge then issued a probation violation warrant on April 24, 2026, and denied a motion to recall it on May 22. No commission licenses a fighter with an open warrant.
He also has to get his career back. The WBA moved him out of the champion slot and named him a champion in recess. Its own rankings sheet dated June 30, 2026 lists the world lightweight championship as vacant, with Floyd Schofield at number one. A trainer switch to Jose Benavidez Sr and a target of late 2026 both point at a title fight, not a novelty act.
Then there is Paul’s jaw. Joshua broke it in two places. Surgeons fitted two titanium plates, he lost teeth, and he had a second operation on February 20, 2026. On May 12, 2026, he said his boxing future was in doubt and that he was still waiting on clearance to spar.
Our honest read: this one is finished, and 2027 is the earliest anyone should even ask again. Davis is chasing a vacant belt, Paul is inactive and unsure he will fight again, and the promotional heat that made the pairing sellable in 2025 has gone cold. You can see how we date and re-check claims like these on how Gamerlume verifies and dates fight news.
Conclusion
Tank vs Jake Paul has gone from a major exhibition event to a canceled fight with no clear comeback plan. Legal issues for Gervonta Davis, Paul’s injury recovery, and both fighters’ different career paths have pushed the matchup aside.
Right now, there is no new date, contract, or active promotion behind the fight. A return is possible in the future, but fans should not expect Tank vs Jake Paul to happen anytime soon.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The November 14, 2025 exhibition was called off on November 4, 2025, and as of July 29, 2026, it has not been rescheduled.
A civil lawsuit filed against Davis in Miami-Dade County on October 30, 2025, alleged battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and emotional distress. The promotion removed him from the card within a week.
An exhibition. Neither man’s professional record would have changed, whatever happened over the ten rounds.
Anthony Joshua. He fought Paul in Miami on December 19, 2025, and stopped him in round six in front of 33 million Netflix viewers.
Unlikely. Davis has an open Maryland warrant and a vacant WBA title to chase, and Paul has not been cleared to spar since jaw surgery.
