The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Joshua secured a
brutal knockout, against Ngannou in the second round of the ‘Knockout Chaos’
clash on Friday night.
The superstar recording artiste, known for placing massive
bets 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.
Drake joined several fans of combat sports to believe that
Ngannou could get the job done against Joshua, and if the bet had clicked, it
would have paid out $1.9million.
Although Drake has recorded some big wins and losses in
betting, 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.
In January, the rapper lost over half-a-million pounds when
he incorrectly backed Sean Strickland to defend his UFC middleweight
championship against Dricus Du Plessis.
One of Drake’s biggest bets in 2023 was on YouTube boxer,
Logan Paul to knocout Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis in their
Misfits Boxing fight.
The rapper won $1.3million after Danis was disqualified in
the final round for trying to choke Paul unconscious, prompting a massive brawl
to break out in the ring.
Earlier before that fight, 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 knockout Strickland in their world title clash, but Strickland produced a massive upset to win on points. NAN