DRAKE placed a staggering bet on the Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight.
And it is bad news for the American YouTuber.
The Canadian rapper has earned a reputation for his infamous ‘Drake Curse’ in recent years for his wayward bets.
That includes major losses in boxing, football, UFC, NFL and F1 among other sports.
Among those was a $615,000 backing of Francis Ngannou – only to be brutally stopped by AJ in the second round.
But he tried his luck again with another monster wager for the Netflix blockbuster.
Drake, 39, took to his Instagram story to share his latest bet for his 142million followers.
He placed a whopping $200,000 (£150,000) on Paul to cause a stunning upset and beat former heavyweight world champion AJ.
The bet would have returned $1.64m (£1.23m) if it came off.
Drake posted a screenshot of confirmation of his bet and captioned it: “Jakeyyyyy boy. Lock tf in.”
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The world will stand still TONIGHT as the face of British boxing, Anthony Joshua, is all set to go up against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
AJ steps in on a month’s notice after Paul’s ‘David vs Goliath’ Gervonta Davis clash was axed due to Tank’s civil suit case.
And Joshua will be desperate not to suffer the same fate as legends Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, who both lost to YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul.
Particularly as a handsome figure was negotiated to get this Judgement Day deal over the line due to AJ’s DAZN contract.
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However, not all was quite as it seemed.
That is because Drake has a partnership with the crypto casino Stake, under the username DeepPockets6.
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They joined forces in December 2021 and it is understood the bookies provide the artist with the cash to place his outlandish bets.
Fans watched the drama unfold on Netflix as Kate Scott hosted the global streaming coverage in a stunning outfit.
Viewers, though, were distracted by her confusing Anglo-American accent.
And anyone in Miami wanting to make a last-minute decision to head to the Kaseya Center could have picked up tickets in the 20,000-capacity arena for just £8 ($11).
