Canadian rapper Drake’s expectation to win big from Anthony Joshua’s bout with Jake Paul didn’t go the way he expected.
This comes as former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, in the early hours of Saturday, defeated YouTuber-turned-boxer, Jake Paul, with a sixth-round knockout in their heavyweight bout in Miami, US.
Reports said that while Paul exceeded expectations by lasting beyond the early rounds, Joshua showed superiority with his experience in the ring. The British boxer dropped Paul twice in the fifth round, setting the stage for the finish. Joshua finally came out victorious in the sixth round, unleashing heavy punches that left Paul unable to continue, bringing the bout to an end.
Ahead of the match, the rapper, known for placing bets on matches, shared his slip via his Instastory, showing he had staked the whopping sum of $200k (N296 million) on Jake Paul to defeat Anthony Joshua.
Had Jake won, Drake would have taken home more than $1.6 million (over N2 billion). In related news, Legit.ng reported that Drake lost N451million at US Open after staking a bet on Italian Jannik Sinner to win the US Open. In a post on IG, the 38-year-old took a bold step following Sinner’s triumph against Alexander Bublik in the Round of 16.
