On Saturday night, Drake lost a significant amount of money at gambling when he placed a $565,000 wager on Tyson Fury to defeat Oleksandr Usyk.

In Saudi Arabia, the Ukrainian defeated Fury via split decision to become the first heavyweight boxing champion in twenty-four years to go unbeaten.

With a thrilling late comeback that was capped off by a ninth-round knockout in a back-and-forth battle between two undefeated heavyweight champions, Usyk added Fury’s WBC crown to his own WBA, IBF, and WBO titles.

However, it was unfortunate for Drake, who had earlier on Saturday posted on Instagram to reveal that he had wagered $565,000 on Fury winning. Drake would have received less over $1 million if Fury had prevailed.

Social media users frequently make fun of Drake, saying that he is “cursed” since he lost $600,000 following Anthony Joshua’s knockout victory over Francis Ngannou and an additional $700,000 following Dricus Du Plessis’ victory over Sean Strickland at UFC 297.

He also lost $550,000 after wagering $890,000 on Logan Paul to overcome Dillon Danis in the boxing ring, and he also lost $550,000 when Israel Adesanya unexpectedly lost to Strickland in the octagon.

When Drake placed a $1 million wager on Argentina to defeat France in the 2022 World Cup final, many believed the curse had been lifted.

Drake’s wager that Lionel Messi and company would win after ninety minutes was unsuccessful even though they did win in Qatar thanks to penalties.

Drake has won in basketball, baseball, and hockey while he has also found success betting on the Super Bowl.

However, on Saturday night, he was out of luck since Fury won 114-113, according to three judges, while Usyk was favored 115-112 and 114-113 by two others.

Usyk started quickly, but then had to survive while the confident, charismatic Fury dominated the middle rounds.

Usyk surged in the final rounds, just as the Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist has done so many times in his career, taking control with a dominant eighth and nearly stopping Fury in the ninth.

Usyk hurt Fury with a left hand and eventually sent him sprawling into a corner in the final seconds of the round, getting credit for a knockdown right before Fury was saved by the bell.

Fury struggled to mount a consistent attack after nearly getting stopped, and the knockdown turned out to be the decisive factor in the decision.

‘Thank you so much to my team,’ Usyk said while fighting back tears in the ring. ‘It´s a big opportunity for me, for my family, for my country. Slava Ukraini!’