Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren will reportedly take place in Atlanta on April 17.
It’s been weeks in the making, but Jake Paul and Ben Askren finally have a date for their upcoming boxing match on April 17.
The eight-round boxing extravaganza, which is hosted by Triller, will take place in Atlanta at a TBD venue according to Boxing Insider’s Mike Coppinger.
Sources: The Jake Paul-Ben Askren fight on April 17 will be staged in Atlanta. Second event for Triller after Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition in November. That one took place in LA
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) February 25, 2021
“Sources: The Jake Paul-Ben Askren fight on April 17 will be staged in Atlanta. Second event for Triller after Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition in November. That one took place in LA,” Coppinger reported on Wednesday.
Paul fought on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. where he KO’d former NBA player Nate Robinson in the second round. The knockout went viral and Paul, who has over 20 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, started calling out everyone in MMA from Conor McGregor to Nate Diaz.
The 24-year-old eventually landed a fight with Askren and, although the latter has no professional boxing experience, ‘Funky’ is considered one of the craftiest veterans in MMA and has won multiple world titles.
Paul (2-0 boxing) vs. Askren (19-2, 1 NC MMA, 0-0 boxing) will take place on April 17 in Atlanta, Georgia.