Jake Paul promised to end his knockout drought when he fights Gervonta Davis on November 14 in Miami.

Paul’s last two fights went the distance, but he fought much larger opponents than Davis in Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Tyson, though 58 at the time, was a heavyweight when Paul outpointed him 10 months ago and Chavez was a full-fledged cruiserweight when Paul defeated him by unanimous decision June 28.

Davis, 30, and Paul, 28, are in the same age range, yet absurdly apart in height and weight. The 6-foot-1 Paul stands approximately eight inches taller than Davis and officially weighed 65 pounds more than the WBA lightweight champion the day before their most recent bouts.

They have agreed, according to MVP Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian, to a 10-round cruiserweight exhibition with a contracted weight limit of 195 pounds. Bidarian also noted that they’ll wear 12-ounce gloves, larger than the standard 10 ounces for fights contested above the welterweight limit of 147 pounds, and that their fight, though an exhibition, will be scored by three judges to determine a winner.

Paul predictably bragged about stopping his much smaller opponent when they square off in a fight Netflix will stream worldwide.

“I’m gonna knock him out,” Paul said during a press conference Monday night in New York. “You know, he has a lotta flaws in his defense and I’m gonna expose him, you know? Look what a [135-pound] Lamont Roach did to him and it’s just gonna be so much fun for me.”

Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) and Roach (25-1-2, 10 KOs) fought to a 10-round majority draw March 1 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Roach gave Davis the most difficult fight of his career, despite that Davis entered the ring as a 16-1 favorite.

Still, Baltimore’s Davis hasn’t been knocked down, let alone out, in 12 years as a pro. Paul’s most recent knockout came in July 2024, when he stopped Mike Perry in the sixth round.

“I haven’t gotten a knockout in a long time, so I’m itching,” Paul said. “It’s been a couple of fights and I believe truly I’ve manifested it, I’ve saw the vision of him getting knocked out, a highlight-reel KO, and I’m just excited to be able to deliver that for the fans and have [another] of the most viral knockouts ever.”

Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) referred to destroying Davis like he obliterated Tyron Woodley, when his devastating right hand knocked the former UFC welterweight champ unconscious in the sixth round of their rematch in December 2021.