Tyson Fury won the recent boxing match against Oleksandr Usyk, causing Drake to lose over $500,000 (£393,000) after betting on Fury’s victory. Drake shared a screenshot of his bet on Instagram Stories, showing that he put a staggering $565,000 (£444,000) on Fury’s name via the online casino Stake. If Fury had won the match, Drake would have won just over $1 million (£786,600) from the bet. However, following Usyk’s victory and becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion, the rapper has lost the huge sum.
Despite accumulating a reputation for frequently losing significant amounts of money thanks to the “Drake curse,” the rapper is no stranger to placing large bets on sporting events. Last summer, he lost $250k after betting on UFC legend Nate Diaz during a boxing match between him and Jake Paul. Just months earlier, he shared that he wagers nearly $1 million (£829,500) in another bet for the 2023 Super Bowl.
Back in 2022, it was reported that FC Barcelona fell victim to the notorious ‘Drake curse’ after Drake bet on them to win their game against Real Madrid. Later, Barcelona lost 3-1 to Real Madrid, causing Drake to lose over half a million pounds.
The Toronto-born star bet The Game that the Kentucky Wildcats would beat the Wisconsin Badgers in 2015, but the Badgers won the match 71-64. However, back in 2019, many speculated that Drake used his “curse” to his advantage after ensuring that the Philadelphia 76ers lost a crunch game against his beloved Toronto Raptors.
In other news, the Canadian rapper has been making headlines in recent weeks for his feud with Kendrick Lamar. Both rappers have been sharing a number of diss tracks over the past month, and making increasingly heavy accusations about the other’s personal life and relationships. After the conflict escalated with Lamar’s verse on “Like That,” Drake fired back with two tracks: “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle.” He then landed in hot water after he used AI to emulate Tupac Shakur’s vocals, leading to the late rapper’s estate threatening legal action. Lamar would then respond with “Euphoria” on May 1, following it up quickly the following day with “6:16 in LA.” The pair then dropped new diss tracks within an hour of each other, with Drake releasing “Family Matters” just before Lamar clapped back with “Meet The Grahams.
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