Was Ben Askren Boxing Fight Rigged?

TwitchBeat - April 20, 2021
Was Ben Askren Boxing Fight Rigged?

It’s been days since the Jake Paul and Ben Askren boxing fight happened. Since then, speculations about their fight saying it’s rigged has been spreading, but Ben Asken himself came forward and shut down the speculations that their boxing event was rigged for him to lose.

Ben Askren had his first boxing fight but it didn’t quite go according to plan. He lost the first round KO against Jake Paul and his opponent advanced to a 3-0 record.Their boxing event gathered tens of millions viewers and some quickly speculated that their fight was rigged.

A clip of Ben during the end of their fight was circulating showing him happily leaving the arena mere moments after his knockout. As a result, their viewers began speculating that he may have taken a dive for a quick paycheck but Askren put a stop to it and said that it didn’t happen and admit that he got truly hit by Jake Paul.

Despite Askren’s quick defeat, he said that he never considered throwing the fight and said that he’s not poor and destitute to do so and asked the majority about what he will gain by rigging his fight. He even admits that he lost a lot but he would never think about that and that would never cross his mind.

Ben was confident at first with his fight but things didn’t play out in his favor but it didn’t mean it was rigged.