Renowned rapper, Drake, has lost a $615,000 bet after Anthony Joshua was declared winner against Francis Ngannou in their highly publised heavyweight bout on Friday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to the bet, the Canadian International music star who bets regularly known on sporting events, posted earlier on Instagram that he was betting $615,000 on Ngannou to beat Joshua outright.“Betting on a scary man,” Drake said.
Unfortunately, it was a loss for him after Joshua brought down Ngannou a devastating knockout, in the second round of the bout on Friday night.
Although, it was revealed that if the bet had gone in the favour of the rapper, he would have paid gone home with $1.9million as he initially thought Ngannou would have beaten Joshua.
No doubt, Drake has has also made some fortune from betting in the past with some big wins, as sources revealed that he has gained notoriety with the “the Drake Curse”, 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.
