A fight fans actually want

Jake Paul was scheduled to take part in a one-off match against Gervonta “Tank” Davis, but a legal tangle caused Davis to be pulled from the bout, and now fighters are hoping that a specific super-middleweight contender is chosen to be the replacement.

In August 2025, an official announcement was made as Jake Paul would face WBA Lightweight World Champion Gervonta Davis. Because of the weight difference, Most Valuable Promotions had trouble sanctioning the match in Georgia.

Instead of canceling the fight, the event was moved to the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Scheduled for November 14th, the Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis clash has been billed as an exhibition match.

As they kicked off the promotional tour, Jake Paul was in marketing mode, but Gervonta Davis seemed disengaged and uninterested. As a result, fight fans failed to gain interest in the fight, and the Paul vs Davis clash transitioned into must-see TV.

Despite the lack of interest from the fans, the event was scheduled to go on until Davis was hit with a civil lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend Courtney Rossel. Davis is charged with aggravated kidnapping and false imprisonment.

Due to the current allegations and his history of domestic violence, Davis was dropped from the event. Now Most Valuable Promotions is looking for a new opponent, and fighters want to see Paul face a man nicknamed “The Chosen One.”

Edgar Berlanga, a product of Brooklyn, New York, began his career by breaking through the first level of competition when he racked up sixteen consecutive first-round knockouts. Things got a little tougher for Berlanga when he was fighting better opposition.

Berlanga continued to win, but he faced adversity as he battled several gatekeepers. Berlanga collected wins, but he was unable to score the crowd-pleasing knockout.

Finally, after a three-year drought, Berlanga scored a knockout victory in February 2024 when he stopped Padraig McCrory in the sixth round. Seven months later, Berlanga fought for the unified super-middleweight world title, but unfortunately he was knocked out by Canelo Alvarez.

Berlanga bounced back by stopping boxer Jonathan Gonzalez Ortiz in the first round. In his most recent ring performance, Berlanga suffered another setback when he was stopped by Hamzah Sheeraz in the fifth round.

Now, 28-year-old Puerto Rican contender Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga (23-2, 18 KOs) is offering his services as a replacement for Gervonta Davis. Berlanga posted a video on social media asking Jake Paul to send the contract.

In his last two appearances inside the squared circle, Jake Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) defeated 58-year-old Mike Tyson and former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. pointed out If he accepts Berlanga’s call, it will be the most challenging match of Jake Paul’s professional boxing career.

If 28-year-old Paul takes on the Berlanga challenge, it will be the first time he fights a traditional boxer who is active, ranked and in the same age group. A Paul vs Berlanga clash is intriguing because it features two boxers who possess devastating knockout power.

As a boxer, Jake Paul displays a fighting style based on lateral movement, and using a strong jab to set up his power shots. His potential opponent, Edgar Berlanga, is a push-style fighter who likes to push forward and walk his opponents down.

A Paul vs Berlanga matchup will produce guaranteed crowd-pleasing action. Besides entertaining the fans, the Paul vs Berlanga fight makes perfect sense as both boxers will have the opportunity to take advantage.

In the case of Jake Paul, a bout and a win over a contender like Berlanga would force the entire boxing community to finally recognize Paul’s legitimacy as a pro boxer. Jake Paul has a lot of haters, and his boxing career has been intensely scrutinized.

Edgar Berlanga will benefit from this fight by collecting a sizeable pay check and increasing his fan base by ousting the man some people love to hate, Jake “The Problem Child” Paul.