Canadian international rapper, Drake faced a significant loss of $600,000 after Anthony Joshua emerged victorious with a knockout against Francis Ngannou in their highly anticipated heavyweight bout held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Credible News reports that Anthony Joshua secured a decisive victory with a brutal knockout against Francis Ngannou during the ‘Knockout Chaos’ clash, concluding in the second round on Friday night.
Renowned for his penchant for placing substantial bets on sporting events, the superstar recording artist had earlier taken to Instagram to announce his wager of $615,000 on Ngannou to triumph over Joshua outright.
“Betting on a scary man,” Drake said.
Drake joined several fans of combat sports to believe that Ngannou could get the job done against Joshua, and if the bet had clicked, it would have paid out $ 1.9 million.
Although Drake has recorded some big wins and losses in betting, he has gained notoriety with the “Drake Curse”, an assertion by fans accusing him of ‘cursing’ athletes and teams after being pictured with them.
The ‘curse’ has affected numerous victims such as quarterback Johny Manziel, UFC fighter Kamaru Usman, Tennis star Serena Williams, and even the entire Kentucky Wildcats Basketball team in the United States.
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In January, the rapper lost over half a million pounds when he incorrectly backed Sean Strickland to defend his UFC middleweight championship against Dricus Du Plessis.
One of Drake’s biggest bets in 2023 was on YouTube boxer, Logan Paul to knock out Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis in their Misfits Boxing fight.
The rapper won $ 1.3 million after Danis was disqualified in the final round for trying to choke Paul unconscious, prompting a massive brawl to break out in the ring.
Earlier before that fight, Drake missed out on a $920,000 payout after Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya lost his UFC middleweight title to Sean Strickland.
Drake was routing for Adesanya to knockout Strickland in their world title clash, but Strickland produced a massive upset to win on points.
