RAPPER Drake has put a huge bet on the result of the much-anticipated fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury.
The American takes on the Brit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tonight.
It will be the first time Paul faces a professional boxer in his career and Fury is seen as the narrow favourite by the bookmakers.
Drake is hoping to make a huge profit on the fight, putting down a whopping £350,000 on the result of the bout.
The musician believes Paul will beat Fury by a knockout.
If the bet comes in, Drake is set to take home an incredible £1.2million.
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This is not the first time the Canadian has put down a lump sum on a sporting result.
And unfortunately he is not often lucky and a notorious ‘Drake curse’ has begun.
He previously bet a huge amount on Barcelona to beat Real Madrid with him even sponsoring the Catalan giants’ shirt in the game.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side ended up winning 3-1 and it cost Drake £500,000.
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Barcelona are not the only victims of the ‘Drake curse’, he lost £820,000 on the World Cup.
Most worryingly for Paul, the bad luck charm spreads into the ring.
Drake was snapped alongside UFC star Conor McGregor soon before he lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Fury will hope to continue the run of results and is under pressure with his older brother Tyson vowing to leave him in Saudi Arabia if he loses.
Meanwhile, his father John has threatened to retire his son if he gets beaten.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
