Jake Paul's fight with Ben Askren brings in over £45m meaning mammoth bonuses for both
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dailystar.co.ukJake Paul and Ben Askren’s fight earned £45m, meaning they are taking home some huge bonuses. The YouTuber made it three wins from three professional boxing fights as he knocked out Ben Askren in the first round.
But fans were left less than impressed with the bout after seeing the ex-UFC star smiling backstage following his punch. Paul and Askren, though, may have a different take on the fight after looking at their bank accounts.
According to Boxing News 24/7, the fight had secured 1.5m pay-per-views through social media app Triller before the show started.
This put $65m [£45m] in the pot before a punch had been thrown between the fighters.And it was predicted to hit the two million mark for the fight at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium,.
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