By JOSHUA OLOMU

Canadian Internationalrapper, Drake,haslost a massive 600,000 dollars bet after Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in theirmuch-hyped heavyweight showdown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Anthony Joshuasecureda brutal knockout(KO), againstFrancis Ngannou in the second round ofthe ˜Knockout Chaos clashon Friday night.

The superstar recording artiste, known for placing massive bets on sporting events, posted earlier on Instagramthat he wasbetting $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, hehas 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 fighterKamaru Usman, Tennis star Serena Williams,and even the entire Kentucky Wildcats Basketball team in the United States.

In January, the rapperlost over half-a-million pounds when heincorrectly backed Sean Strickland to defend his UFC middleweight championship against Dricus Du Plessis.

One of Drakes biggest bets in 2023was on YouTube boxer,Logan Paul to knocout Conor McGregors 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)