Anthony Joshua costs Drake £1.2million after | Boxing News

Rap megastar Drake noticed £150,000 ($200,000) go up in smoke after backing Jake Paul to spring a shock against Anthony Joshua in their conflict. The Canadian artist stood to pocket a large £1.2million ($1.64m) if Paul had overwhelmed AJ, who finally emerged victorious in the sixth spherical.

Paul endured the second defeat of his fight profession against the British heavyweight in Miami on Friday night. The actor-turned-rapper had boasted about his monumental wager on Instagram, flaunting the substantial sum he’d staked with the caption: “Jakeyyyyy boy. Lock tf in” written beneath. Drake, whose real title is Aubrey Drake Graham, possesses a dreadful monitor document concerning sports activities betting and performs equally poorly when throwing his weight behind any group or competitor.

The 39-year-old’s dismal streak has even spawned a weird phenomenon dubbed ‘The Drake Curse’. This supposed jinx sometimes includes the ‘One Dance’ hitman posing for images with athletes or donning group jerseys before essential matches, with those people or sides subsequently struggling defeat.

Paul Pogba grew to become the inaugural casualty in March 2019 after posing for a snap with the famous person, only for Manchester United to crash out of the FA Cup to Wolves just 4 days later. The following month, former Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha was photographed with Drake, only for the Eagles to endure a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City days later.

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor has also fallen sufferer to the curse after dropping his bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov following a picture alternative with Drake.

Sergio Aguero also squandered a penalty for Manchester City in the Champions League shortly after encountering the rapper. In 2019, Joshua himself skilled the curse when he was pictured with Drake days before his bout with Jarrell Miller was scrapped.

Matters deteriorated additional when Andy Ruiz Jr stepped in at short discover and delivered a surprising knockout victory over Joshua. Prior to the battle, Joshua had even joked that he had barred Drake from his backstage space due to the superstition.

Speaking to ESPN about whether or not he would welcome Drake into his dressing room, Joshua said: “I know I shouldn’t. You know about the Drake curse? It’s real, though.

“This is what I’m saying, what’s bizarre, though, is I took a image with Drake. We took it before (Jarrell) Miller obtained banned. Miller then had a drug check and obtained popped. The battle obtained cancelled.”

Drake has been candid about revealing the true scale of his gambling losses recently. The star disclosed the staggering sum of money he had lost through gambling via a screenshot on Instagram this year, revealing he had lost £5m ($8m) in just one month.

Drake said: “Gotta share the other facet of playing… Losses are so fried proper now… I hope I can post a big one for you soon trigger I’m the only one that has never seen a Max these guys Max once a week.”

Earlier this yr he also revealed particulars of a wager he positioned on an NBA sport. The rapper staked £596,400 ($800,000) across two separate bets.

Nevertheless, his dropping streak persists. Drake suffered a £750,000 ($1m) loss in April this yr, which he playfully blamed on pop icon Justin Bieber.

The music mogul had backed the Toronto Maple Leafs to triumph over the Florida Panthers in the NHL during May. They have been finally defeated 6-1, with Drake joking that Justin’s attendance at the venue had introduced a ‘curse’.