I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of Drake’s gambling curse! The rapper recently lost a whopping $565K after betting on Tyson Fury to beat Oleksandr Usyk.
It’s not the first time Drake has faced a major loss due to his gambling habits, and it certainly won’t be the last. It’s Drake’s world of celebrity betting woes and it’s costing him a lot Drake.
Usyk added Fury’s WBC title to his own WBA, IBF, and WBO belts with a spectacular late rally highlighted by a ninth-round knockdown in a back-and-forth bout between two previously unbeaten heavyweight champs.
But it was bad news for Drake, who earlier on Saturday took to Instagram to show he had gambled $565,000 on Fury to prevail. If Fury had won, Drake would have collected just over $1million.
Fans on social media regularly joke that Drake is ‘cursed’ having previously lost a six-figure sum after Anthony Joshua’s knockout win over Francis Ngannou, and another $700,000 after Dricus Du Plessis beat Sean Strickland at UFC 297.
He also lost $550,000 when Israel Adesanya suffered a shock defeat against Strickland in the octagon and previously bet $890,000 on Logan Paul to beat Dillon Danis in the boxing ring.
Many thought the curse had been broken when Drake bet $1m on Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup final against France.
Although Lionel Messi and Co did prevail in Qatar they won on penalties, which meant Drake’s bet for them to win inside 90 minutes lost.
Drake has found success gambling on the Super Bowl though and picked up wins in basketball, baseball and hockey.
But his luck was out on Saturday night as two judges favored Usyk, 115-112 and 114-113, while the third gave it to Fury, 114-113.
Drake just can’t catch a break with his bets! After losing $565K on Tyson Fury to beat Oleksandr Usyk, it’s clear that his gambling “curse” is real. Maybe he should stick to making music instead of placing bets. Poor guy just can’t seem to catch a break!
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