Drake probably won't be popping any bottles of bubbly after his latest sports bet. Champagne Papi lost a total of $565,000 after betting on Tyson Fury to win Saturday's (May 18) boxing match against Oleksandr Usyk, who eventually emerged victorious over his opponent to make the sport. undisputed heavyweight champion.
Usyk's win comes shortly after Drake posted a screenshot of it gambling ticket on Instagram Stories last week, revealing that he had put over half a million dollars in Fury's name through online casino Stake, with which the rapper has a long-standing partnership. If Fury had won instead of Usyk, Drizzy's payout would have been just over a million dollars.
To Drake's credit, it was a close call. A judge at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia initially scored the fight 114-113 in favor of Fury, however, the decision was overturned by two other judges who favored Usyk 114-113 and 115-112, respectively.
The news comes amid the Canadian musician's ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar, who ironically called out his rival's gambling hobby in diss track 'Meet the Grahams'. During April and May, K. Dot also released “Euphoria,” “6:16 in LA” and the Billboard Hot 100 hit “Not Like Us” to compete with Drake, who, on the of, released “Push Ups,” “Taylor Made Freestyle,” “Family Matters” and “The Heart Pt. 6” aimed at Lamar.
Aside from Fury vs. Usyk, Drake has had much better luck with previous bets. In February, he bet $1,150,000 on a Kansas City Chiefs win in the 2024 Super Bowl, which turned out to be advantageous when the Patrick Mahomes-led team triumphed over the San Francisco 49ers.
“Can't bet against the swifties,” Drake wrote on Instagram Stories at the time, poking fun at Taylor Swift's relationship with Chiefs running back Travis Kelce.
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