Jake Paul just returned the third knockout win of his fledgling proboxing career.- The YouTube creator beat the former
MMA championBen Askren in the first round. - Watch the finish right here.
$4 scored a first-round knockout win over $4 in a wild and weird Triller Fight Club event Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
There seemed to be more musical acts than there were fights, with the Triller commentary booth rhetorically asking if people were still high from Snoop Dogg's secondary smoke earlier in the show.
Justin Bieber, The Black Keys, and Saweetie sang and rapped, with random fights - one featuring slaps only - squeezed in between the performances.
YouTube creator Paul topped the show in a cruiserweight $4 match involving the former $4 and $4 champion Askren, who finished his $4 career with a three-fight run in the $4.
Though Askren had great combat
That showed on fight night as Askren landed just three of his 14 shots, according to Compubox data sent to Insider.
Paul, in contrast, landed nine of 26 with a textbook one-two punch combination, an orthodox jab, and a booming straight, sending Askren crashing to the canvas.
After face-planting the deck, Askren made it to his feet, but after the referee assessed his state, the bout was called off, and Paul advanced his pro boxing career to 3-0-0, 3 KOs.
Watch the finish right here:
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"It's probably deserved," Askren said in a post-fight press conference when asked about potential ridicule.
"I got knocked out by Jake Paul - it's f------ embarrassing," the 36-year-old said.
Paul, meanwhile, adds another knockout win to his pro ledger, having previously finished the former basketball player Nate Robinson and fellow creator AnEsonGib.
It is unclear who Paul will take on next but it would not be a surprise to see him continue to $4.