Jake Paul was cleared to fight Ben Askren on Friday by a doctor for the Georgia Athletic Commission, despite his comments Thursday at a news conference to promote Saturday's fight at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta that he has early signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Matt Woodruff, the executive director of the George Commission, told Yahoo Sports by telephone that the commission's doctor had examined Paul and cleared him to fight.
Paul, a social media influencer with a reach in excess of 40 million, spoke at Thursday's news conference about the risk he is taking.