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Ben Askren has enlisted the help of legendary boxing coach Freddie Roach ahead of his anticipated showdown with YouTube celebrity Jake Paul.<\/p>\n

Askren, the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight titleholder, will meet Paul in an eight-round pro boxing match on April 17. The bout will air on pay-per-view at a price of $49.99.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Ahead of the fight, Askren made a pitstop in Los Angeles to absorb the wisdom of the legendary Roach, who has previously handled boxers like Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., as well as former UFC champ Georges St-Pierre.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m only in L.A. for a week, so I\u2019m gonna get as much as I can out of Freddie Roach,\u201d Askren told MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m gonna pick his brain. So I started training, maybe six weeks it\u2019s been. First couple of weeks was just like strength and conditioning, let me get back in shape because I couldn\u2019t really start training until Dec. 1 because of my hip surgery. I couldn\u2019t do anything until Dec. 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s like, \u2018Hey let\u2019s get back in shape,\u2019 so I did a couple of weeks strength and conditioning. I was working with Duke (Roufus) and \u2018Cush\u2019 (striking coach Scott Cushman) and Mike Rhodes, former UFC fighter, old teammate who\u2019s been helping me a bunch,” Askren added. “And then I brought in this guy \u2018K9\u2019 Cornelius Bundrage from Detroit. He reached out on Twitter. He\u2019s been really good. It\u2019s been a lot of fun. So I brought him in twice for a week and I took Sunday off, but before that, I had boxed 18 out of 19 days.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Askren has never boxed professional before, he’s a former Olympic wrestler and enjoyed an incredible mixed martial arts career before he retired in 2019. His previous accolades, coupled with his recent preparation, have him feeling very confident that he’ll beat Paul this April.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to be as good of a boxer as I can,\u201d Askren said. \u201cI\u2019m not under the impression that I\u2019m gonna be a pro boxer. I\u2019ve been top 10 in the world in four different sports. I know what it\u2019s like to be world class. I\u2019m not gonna be a world-class boxer, but I don\u2019t gotta be a world-class boxer. I just gotta beat up Jake freaking Paul. That ain\u2019t gonna be that hard, guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

How do you think Ben Askren will do in his upcoming fight with Jake Paul?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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