Drake, a Canadian international musician, has lost a hefty $600,000 bet when Anthony Joshua defeated Francis Ngannou in their highly anticipated heavyweight fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Anthony Joshua defeated Francis Ngannou via violent knockout (KO) in the second round of the ‘Knockout Chaos’ fight on Friday night.
The celebrity music artist, who is known for placing large wagers on sporting events, announced earlier on Instagram that he was staking $615,000 on Ngannou to beat Joshua outright.
“Betting on a scary man,” Drake stated.
Drake joined numerous combat sports fans in believing that Ngannou could defeat Joshua, and if the wager had been successful, it would have paid out $1.9 million.
Although Drake has had some significant betting wins and losses, he has acquired reputation for the “Drake Curse,” in which supporters accuse him of ‘cursing’ sportsmen and teams after being seen with them.
The ‘curse’ has struck a number of victims, including quarterback Johny Manziel, UFC fighter Kamaru Usman, tennis star Serena Williams, and even the whole Kentucky Wildcats basketball team in the United States.
In January, the rapper lost more than half a million pounds after erroneously backing Sean Strickland to defend his UFC middleweight title against Dricus Du Plessis.
One of Drake’s greatest bets for 2023 was on YouTube boxer Logan Paul to defeat Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis in their Misfits Boxing bout.
The rapper earned $1.3 million after Danis was disqualified in the last round for attempting to strangle Paul unconscious, resulting in a big melee in the ring.
Prior to the bout, Drake forfeited a $920,000 bonus when Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya lost his UFC middleweight title to Sean Strickland.
Drake was rooting for Adesanya to defeat Strickland in their world title match, but Strickland pulled off a major upset to win on points. (NAN)