Rap Star Drake Loses $400,000 Bitcoin Guess on Jake Paul in Cut up-Choice Loss to Tommy Fury

The Canadian rapper and singer Drake misplaced $400,000 in bitcoin after betting that the YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul would beat Tommy Fury by knockout. Drake might have probably raked in a $1.44 million bitcoin payout, however Fury gained the struggle in a split-decision victory.

Drake Loses $400K Bitcoin Guess on Jake Paul’s Bout

On Feb. 26, 2023, in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul’s successful streak was stopped by Tommy Fury, the half-brother of Mike Tyson. The struggle was an in depth bout, with Fury successful by cut up resolution (74-75, 76-73, 76-73), regardless of Paul knocking Fury down within the eighth spherical. Paul had six straight wins below his belt earlier than shedding to Fury on Sunday. Earlier than the struggle, the rap star and actor Drake positioned a $400,000 bitcoin wager, or roughly 17 BTC, on Paul successful the struggle by knockout (KO).

Drake took to Instagram and showed off his wager, which was positioned on the crypto betting platform Stake. “Knock knock,” Drake stated, with a door emoji. The screenshot Drake shared confirmed that if Paul had gained the struggle, he might have cashed in $1.44 million in bitcoin. Drake is well-known for putting various bitcoin bets, because the 36-year-old rapper wager $472,000 in bitcoin that the LA Rams would win towards the Bengals within the Tremendous Bowl. The Rams gained 23-20 that recreation, and Drake gained $240,000 from the wager.

Drake lost $275,000 in BTC when he wager on the combined martial artist Jorge Masvidal’s struggle, and he additionally lost $234,000 in bitcoin when Charles Leclerc didn’t win Spain’s Grand Prix. The rap star enjoys making sports activities bets, and one well-known instance was when Drake backed Conor McGregor in UFC 229, however McGregor misplaced the struggle to Khabib Nurmagomedov.

There’s an ongoing on-line joke now known as the ‘Drake Curse,’ and in keeping with the joke, if the rapper backs an individual, they’re more likely to lose. Following the struggle and talking at a post-fight press convention, Paul joked about Drake’s wager.

“F***! That is Drake’s fault!” Paul said. “Drake, bro, why did you do that to me? No, it’s my fault. $400,000 is nothing to him – he has gained much more cash betting on me earlier than. He’s most likely about even now. Sorry, Drake, I’ll get that win within the rematch,” the fighter added.

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