Jake Paul will face former UFC star Ben Askren on April 17 in his third professional bout. The YouTube star will take on the retired mixed martial artist over eight rounds on pay-per-view at a location to be determined.
It will be Askren's first professional boxing fight and his first bout of any description since his final UFC fight against Demian Maia in 2019. "I know Jake Paul is enjoying pretending he is a fighter," Askren told ESPN. "I think on April 17 he is going to have a rude awakening to what being a fighter is really like.
Jake has led a privileged life and doesn't really know what the meaning of being a fighter is. I'm going to put his dreams to an end." Paul has victories over fellow YouTube star AnEsonGib and former NBA player
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