Canadian Worldwide rapper Drake has misplaced an enormous $615,000 guess after Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in their much-hyped heavyweight showdown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Information Company of Nigeria reviews that Joshua secured a brutal knockout against Ngannou within the second round of the ‘Knockout Chaos conflict on Friday night.
The celebrity recording artiste, known for placing huge bets on sporting events, posted on Instagram that he was betting $615,000 on Ngannou to beat Joshua outright.
“Betting on a scary man,” Drake mentioned.
Drake joined several followers of fight sports activities to imagine that Ngannou might get the job carried out towards Joshua, and if the guess had clicked, it could have paid out $1.9million.
Though Drake has recorded some massive wins and losses in betting, he has gained notoriety with the “Drake Curse”, an assertion by followers accusing him of ‘cursing’ athletes and groups after being pictured with them.
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The ‘curse’ has affected several victims akin to quarterback Johny Manziel, UFC fighter Kamaru Usman, Tennis star Serena Williams, and even the Kentucky Wildcats Basketball workforce in the USA.
In January, the rapper misplaced over half a million kilos when he incorrectly backed Sean Strickland to defend his UFC middleweight championship towards Dricus Du Plessis.
One of Drake’s greatest bets in 2023 was on YouTube boxer Logan Paul to knock out Conor McGregor’s coaching accomplice Dillon Danis in their Misfits Boxing combat.
The rapper gained $1.3million after Danis was disqualified within the closing spherical for attempting to choke Paul unconscious, prompting an enormous brawl to interrupt out within the ring.
Earlier, before that combat, 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 knock out Strickland in their world title conflict; however, Strickland produced an enormous upset to win on factors.
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