Claressa Shields Criticizes Jake Paul Over Gervonta Davis Situation
Claressa Shields criticized Jake Paul for his selective outrage regarding the cancellation of the Gervonta "Tank" Davis boxing exhibition. The event was called off after new domestic violence allegations against Davis surfaced.
Event Cancellation and Statement from Paul's Team
Most Valuable Promotions, Paul's boxing brand, announced on Monday that the November 14th Netflix event would no longer take place. Nakisa Bidarian, Paul's business partner, explained they aimed to handle the situation responsibly and announced a plan for Paul to face a different opponent on Netflix in 2025. Gervonta Davis will not be involved.
Details of Allegations Against Gervonta Davis
Recent court documents reveal that an ex-girlfriend accused Davis of choking her inside a Miami strip club on October 27th, among other incidents. Paul publicly called Davis "an actual walking human piece of garbage" on X.
Claressa Shields' Response to Jake Paul
"One: I will say this, I'm not going to say I 100 percent agree with what Jake said, but what I will say is that we all knew Tank's background with domestic violence before his fight got made."
"Before any of his fights get made, we already know he's got some issues with this."
"This is not his first, second, or even third time with something like this coming out."
Shields suggests Paul should not act surprised by the latest revelations about Davis.
Author's summary: Claressa Shields calls out Jake Paul for feigning surprise over Gervonta Davis' domestic violence allegations, emphasizing the issue has long been known.