Jake Paul boasts of $96m payday in Ben Askren demolition

Jake Paul revealed his KO demolition of MMA veteran Ben Askren generated 1.5 million pay-per-view buys on the weekend — and the YouTube star says the bout raked in a whopping $AUD96 million from those buys alone.

Paul looked delighted to share the news as he posted an image on Instagram flashing a load of bank notes.

The 24-year-old is set to make millions more in box office money on top of his reported $900,000 fight purse.

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Paul stopped Askren in round one of their fight in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday (AEDT). The American landed a simple one-two over the top and left the retired UFC fighter unable to continue in the eyes of the referee.

And a video shot ringside showed the brutality of Paul’s finish as Askren was left face-flat on the canvas.

Afterwards, he said: “I told y’all I was gonna do it in the first round. I told y’all I’m a real fighter.

“I don’t know how many times I’ve gotta prove myself that this is for real.”

Askren, 36, barely got into the fight before he hit the deck and saw the action waved off.

Some viewers questioned whether footage of Askren with his wife after the fight suggested the bout was rigged.

The ex-Olympian later posted to Twitter: ““Sorry world.”

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Paul moved to 3-0 in his boxing career since turning professional in January 2020 and dedicated the win to his bodyguard Shamir “Shadow” Bolivar, who passed away earlier this month.

He said: “This is for Shadow, my security guard, who passed away 10 days ago.

“He told me I would knock him out in the first round. He said he had a vision, a dream.

“This has been the hardest 10 days of my life. I had to hold it together to keep it going. And I’m just honoured to be here.”

This story first appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission

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