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      Bruised Tommy Fury beams as he touches down at Heathrow with brother Tyson and dad John after huge win over Jake Paul

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      TOMMY FURY has returned to the UK following his stunning victory over Jake Paul.The former Love Island star, 23, settled his longstanding dispute with Paul in a highly-anticipated boxing bout on Sunday.
      Tommy Fury received a hero’s welcome as he landed back in the UKCredit: Click News and Media
      Tommy arrived at Heathrow on Monday eveningCredit: Click News and Media
      Tommy showed off an injury to his eye sustained in the fightCredit: Click News and Media
      He was also clutching his beltCredit: Click News and Media
      He won the fight by split decision with two out of the three judges scoring 76-73 in his favour.
      But, TNT and his team didn’t spend too much time celebrating in the Middle East as they had a flight to catch just a few hours later.
      Fury arrived back in the UK on Monday evening – less than 24 hours after the last bell.
      And he was given a hero’s welcome as he touched down at Heathrow Airport in London.
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      Tommy was joined by his dad JohnCredit: Click News and Media
      His brother Tyson Fury also travelled backCredit: Click News and Media
      Hordes of fans tried to get a snap with the boxerCredit: Click News and Media
      Tommy beat Jake Paul in a highly-anticipated grudge match last night in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty
      The 23-year-old was seen clutching the belt he won after defeating Paul the previous night.
      His left eyebrow was bandaged up as a result of a cut sustained during the fight.
      And he was joined by his brother, heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, and his dad, John Fury.
      After leaving the airport, Fury began the journey back to his home in Cheshire.
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      His girlfriend, influencer Molly-Mae Hague, and one-month-old daughter, Bambi, stayed in the northwest while he flew to the Middle East for the fight.
      After his clash with Paul, Fury dedicated the win to Bambi.
      He told Queensberry Promotions: “You know, this camp I’ve sacrificed everything.
      “My little girl was born three weeks ago. I left straight away back into training camp.
      “I’ve not even spent any time with her. And this is for her tonight.”
      Tommy joined his dad while waiting for a carCredit: Click News and Media
      The Fury family was swarmed by fansCredit: Click News and Media
      Tyson was in high spirits too as he touched back down in LondonCredit: Click News and Media
      He posed for pictures with some fansCredit: Click News and Media
      Fury landed in London before making the journey back to CheshireCredit: Click News and Media
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      Jake Paul rejoices as he reveals he made huge eight-figure sum despite Tommy Fury defeat

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      JAKE PAUL has revealed the eye-watering amount of money he made from his huge fight against Tommy Fury.The YouTuber, 26, suffered his first defeat to professional boxer Fury on Sunday.
      Jake Paul revealed that he made $30m
      The YouTuber suffered a defeat to Tommy FuryCredit: Getty
      He lost the fight by split decision despite knocking his opponent down in the final round, with two out of the three judges scoring 76-73 in Fury’s favour.
      However, he didn’t seem too phased by the result when he took to social media just hours later to reveal how much money he made from the event.
      Paul posted a video on his Instagram story of himself switching from fake-crying to laughing with a caption that read: “When you lost but made $30m.”
      The social media superstar proposed a huge winner-takes-all wager ahead of Sunday’s fight.
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      But while Fury verbally accepted the deal on stage during the pre-fight press conference, he refused to sign the contract when it was handed it to him in a later interview with his dad, John Fury, insisting that it was checked over by lawyers first.
      Paul later revealed that his opponent had not signed the agreement at all.
      Had Fury put pen to paper, he would have DOUBLED his purse following Sunday’s win while Paul walked away empty handed.
      Instead, the YouTuber, who has over 20million subscribers, took $30m (£25m) from the event.
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      After the fight, Paul suggested that the reason behind his defeat was an illness.
      He said: “I felt flat, I got sick really bad twice in this camp. It wasn’t my best performance.
      “But I lost, I’m not making any excuses, I’ll just say it wasn’t my best performance tonight.
      “Like I said, we’re going to come back and get that W. Don’t judge me by my wins, judge me by my losses. We’re going to come back stronger.” More

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      ‘It’s been hell’ – Tommy Fury sends emotional message to Molly-Mae and Bambi as he slams critics after Jake Paul win

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      TOMMY FURY has opened up about the family sacrifices he made ahead of his huge fight against Jake Paul.The former Love Island star, 23, settled his longstanding dispute with Paul in a highly-anticipated boxing bout on Sunday.
      Fury won the fight against Paul by split decisionCredit: EPA
      The 23-year-old paid tribute to his daughter before the fight
      He won the fight by split decision with two out of the three judges scoring 76-73 in his favour.
      And once the celebrations had calmed down, he took time to reflect on the sacrifices he made in the months and weeks leading up to the bout.
      Fury told Queensberry Promotions: “The last two-and-a-half years I’ve had hell.
      “I can’t walk outside my house [without hearing] ‘Jake Paul is going to beat you up’. ‘Jake Paul is going to smash you’. ‘You’ll never box again’.
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      “‘You’re scared’. ‘You’ve backed out twice’. I’ve had that for two-and-a-half years.
      “You know, this camp I’ve sacrificed everything.
      “My little girl was born three weeks ago. I left straight away back into training camp.
      “I’ve not even spent any time with her. And this is for her tonight.
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      “I know it’s not a world title fight. It’s not for any major titles, but it meant a lot to me.”
      Fury’s daughter, Bambi, was born at the end of January.
      And the Manchester-born boxer paid tribute to her ahead of his bout with social media superstar Paul.
      As he entered the arena, Fury donned a robe bearing his baby girl’s name and a blue butterfly while accompanied by his trainers, brother Tyson and father John Fury. More

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      Tommy Fury vs Jake Paul was PR masterclass and huge commercial win but clumsy tangle of punches ends world title dreams

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      TOMMY FURY and Jake Paul jetted out of Saudi Arabia with their bank balances grossly inflated – but their world title bubbles finally burst.Sunday night’s Saudi Arabia circus was many things; a masterclass in PR, a sportswashing spectacular, an intriguing 50-50 match-up, a huge commercial success and a clumsy hard-to-watch tangle of punches.
      Fury and Paul settled their longstanding dispute on SundayCredit: EPA
      Fury won by split decisionCredit: Getty
      One thing it certainly was not was a springboard into serious boxing bouts or even domestic titles.
      These handsome, rich and successful young men can do almost anything they want to. But mixing it with legitimate fighters – past, present or future – is beyond them.
      Paul, the American 26-year-old master marketeer who promised to beat Mexican ring legend Canelo Alvarez after dealing with Fury, bumped his thinning thatch on the ceiling he hit with a split decision loss.
      Fury, the 23-year-old little brother of Tyson who charmed us on Love Island, has always been more modest but suffered from his pushy father’s bluster about being another world champion in the gene pool.
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      The quality of the fight was poorCredit: Getty
      But neither of these brave, fit, strong and popular social media stars will ever win a genuine boxing belt on merit.
      Any Area or English champion currently competing around their weight – while struggling to make a living and almost all juggling a 9-5 manual job on the side – would wipe the floor with either of them.
      The grasping WBC sanctioning body might invent more glittery straps for Fury and Paul to grapple over.
      But the absolute myth that these men could ever lace the boots of – let alone compete with – bonafide boxers is now, thankfully, firmly in the bin.
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      Former super-middleweight world champ Carl Froch – one of the names Paul ridiculously tried to call out – summed it up with typically ruthless precision.
      After the split decision sparked Fury’s tears, the Cobra spat: “It might not shut him up for long, but Jake Paul can’t call himself a professional boxer because he’s gone in against a novice pro and got absolutely whooped.
      “Tommy got a thoroughly deserved win against a really basic, hapless Jake Paul.
      “Tommy’s done professional boxing purists a massive favour by shutting up Jake Paul.
      “He can’t call himself a professional boxer because he’s gone in against a novice pro and got absolutely whooped. He got obliterated.”

      Paul can activate a rematch clause, if he decides against it then Fury is free to explore a bout with fellow Englishman and internet phenomenon KSI.
      For risking their giant followings and youthful good looks, these men deserve credit. But the blurring of the lines between YouTube boxing and real boxing now has to stop.
      These clashes might be classed as professional boxing bouts but they generate much more money and a lot less quality than the real thing. More

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      Boxing schedule 2023: Results, upcoming fight dates – including Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin, Davis vs Garcia

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      BOXING is back better than ever in 2023 with some absolute crackers in store over the coming months. The year got underway with Gervonta Davis’ win over Hector Garcia, before Chris Eubank Jr was knocked out by Liam Smith two weeks later.
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      Anthony Yarde also put up a valiant effort in his clash with Artur Beterbiev, ultimately losing by 8th-round TKO.
      And the sports biggest stars – Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Canelo Alvarez, will all have huge fights to come.
      Here’s how the current 2023 schedule is looking…
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      Jay Swingler vs Nich Perrett
      Deen TheGreat vs Pully Arif (Misfits lightweight title)
      King Kenny vs Ashley Rak-Su
      Walid Sharks vs N&A Productions
      Astrid Wett vs AJ Bunker (Misfits flyweight title)
      Ginty vs Halal Ham
      Tempo Arts vs Godson

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      🗓 March 4 🇺🇸 Ontario, California
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      Brandon Figueroa vs Mark Magsayo (12 rounds – featherweight)

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      🗓 March 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool, England

      Callum Smith vs Pawel Stepien (12 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Liam Paro vs Robbie Davies Jr. (10 rounds -super-lightweight)
      Diego Pacheco vs Jack Cullen (10 rounds – super middleweight)
      Johnny Fisher vs Alfonso Damiani (8 rounds – heavyweight)

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      🗓 March 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Lawrence Okolie vs David Light (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)

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      🗓 March 11 🇫🇷 Paris, France

      Tony Yoka vs Carlos Takam (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Dan Azeez vs Thomas Faure (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)

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      Cyrus Pattinson vs Chris Jenkins (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Pat McCormack vs Dario Socci (8 rounds – welterweight)
      Solomon Dacres vs Robert Ismay (10 rounds – heavyweight)

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      🗓 March 25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Telford, England

      Nathan Heaney vs Jack Flatley (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Andrew Cain vs Ionut Baluta (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Moses Itauma vs TBA (4 rounds – heavyweight)
      Raven Chapman vs Lucie Sedlackova (10 rounds – featherweight)

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      🗓 March 25 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      David Benavidez vs Caleb Plant (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Cody Crowley vs Abel Ramos (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Jesus Ramos vs Joey Spencer (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
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      🗓 March 25 🇺🇸 Fresno, California

      Jose Ramirez vs Richard Commey (12 rounds – super-lightweight)

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      🗓 April 1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin (12 rounds – heavyweight)

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      🗓 April 1 🇺🇸 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

      Roy Jones Jr. vs. Anthony Pettis (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Vitor Belfort vs Ronaldo Souza (6 rounds – heavyweight)

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      🗓 April 8 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

      Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs Cristian Gonzalez (12 rounds -flyweight, WBO title)
      Marc Castro vs TBA (8 rounds – lightweight)
      Khalil Coe vs Aaron Casper (6 rounds – light heavyweight)

      🗓 April 8 🇺🇸 Newark, New Jersey
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      Shakur Stevenson vs Shuichiro Yoshino (12 rounds – lightweight)

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      🗓 April 15 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Joe Joyce vs Zhang Zhilei (12 rounds – heavyweight)

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      🗓 April 22 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales

      Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov vs Joe Cordina (12 rounds – super-featherweight, IBF title)

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      🗓 April 22 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia (12 rounds – lightweight)

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      🗓 May 20 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland

      Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano (12 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)

      Artur Beterbiev stopped Anthony Yarde in their light-heavyweight clashCredit: Getty
      Boxing results 2023
      🗓 February 26 🇸🇦 Diriyah, Saudi Arabia

      Tommy Fury def. Jake Paul SD8 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Badou Jack def. Ilunga Makabu TKO12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBC title)

      🗓 February 25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Floyd Mayweather EXHIBITION Aaron Chalmers (8 rounds – exhibition)

      🗓 February 18 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham, England

      Mauricio Lara def. Leigh Wood KO7 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBA title)
      Dalton Smith def. Billy Allington UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Gary Cully def. Wilfredo Flores TKO2 (10 rounds – lightweight)
      Diego Alberto Ruiz def. Gamal Yafai UD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)

      🗓 February 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Adam Azim def. Santos Reyes UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 February 4 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

      Amanda Serrano def. Erica Cruz UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)
      Alycia Baumgardner def. Elhem Mekhaled UD10 (10 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)
      Richardson Hitchins def. John Bauza UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Skye Nicolson def. Tania Alvarez UD10 (10 rounds -featherweight)

      🗓 January 28 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Artur Beterbiev def. Anthony Yarde TKO8 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBC, WBA, IBF titles)

      🗓 January 21 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

      Liam Smith def. Chris Eubank Jr. TKO4 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Ekow Essuman def. Chris Kongo MD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Joseph Parker def. Jack Massey UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 January 14 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      KSI def. FaZe Temperrr KO1 (6 rounds – cruiserweight)

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      🗓 January 7 🇺🇸 Washington, D.C.

      Gervonta Davis def. Hector Garcia TKO9 (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Jaron “Boots” Ennis def. Karen Chukhadzhian UD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Demetrius Andrade def. Demond Nicholson UD10 (10 rounds – super middleweight) More

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      Boxing fans compare Derek Chisora to ‘Salt Bae at the World Cup’ after photobombing Mike Tyson and Cristiano Ronaldo

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      STUNNED boxing fans were left saying the same thing as Derek Chisora stole the ringside show. The heavyweight was in Saudi Arabia to see Tommy Fury’s split decision victory over Jake Paul.
      Derek Chisora was snapped alongside Mike Tyson and Cristiano Ronaldo
      Chisora was seen throughout the build-up and post-fight coverageCredit: Reuters
      And fans could not help but compare him to Salt Bae at the World CupCredit: instagram
      Chisora’s last fight came against Tyson Fury in 2022Credit: Getty
      And his antics around the ring including the photobombing of Mike Tyson and Cristiano Ronaldo caught fans’ attention.
      One commented: “Chisora is like Salt Bae at a World Cup final.”
      Celebrity chef Salt Bae was criticised for snatching the World Cup trophy away from jubilant Argentina players after the final in Qatar to perform his trademark sprinkle.
      His antics saw Fifa launch an investigation into how he was allowed to gatecrash the final, while he was then banned from attending the US Open Cup tournament.
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      Other fans online chipped in with similar comments.
      One joked: “Derek Chisora giving off salt bae World Cup final vibes 🤣.”
      A second said: “Chisora is going full Salt Bae in this fight. Wouldn’t be surprised if he wears the belt himself.”
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      A third remarked: “Is Chisora the new Salt Bae?”
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      While a fourth added: “Derek Chisora is like Salt Bae in the finals 😂.”
      The British boxer has been an active presence throughout the build-up of the fight.
      He was even called upon to separate Paul and Fury as they squared up in their press conference. More

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      ‘I nearly got a st***y’ – Tyson Fury with hilarious response to meeting Deontay Wilder for first time since epic KO win

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      TYSON FURY left boxing fans in stitches after describing his exciting reunion with Deontay Wilder.The two heavyweights came face-to-face for the first time since their epic trilogy bout in 2021 when they showed up in Saudi Arabia for Tommy Fury’s win over Jake Paul.
      Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder fought three times between 2018 and 2021Credit: AP
      Deontay Wilder was in Saudi Arabia for Jake Paul vs Tommy FuryCredit: Youtube – Boxing King Media
      Wilder ran into Fury for the first time since their trilogyCredit: Youtube – Boxing King Media
      Fury, 34, was seen yelling Wilder’s famous “Bomb squad” catchphrase before the pair embraced.
      And The Gypsy King was then asked how it felt to see his American rival once more.
      To which he hilariously replied: “It felt absolutely amazing, nearly got a st***y there.”
      The remark left fight fans in hysterics as they reacted to Fury’s joke.
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      One said: “😂😂😂😂 Tyson is too funny”.
      Another replied: “He never disappoints 😂”.
      And a third Fury supporter responded: “😂😂 Gotta love The Gypsy King lol”.
      Fury and Wilder met three times between 2018 and 2021 as they took part in a classic heavyweight trilogy.
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      In December 2018, Fury outboxed Wilder before The Bronze Bomber floored the Brit heavily in the final round.
      Fury somehow climbed back to his feet, before the judges controversially awarded it a draw.
      A little over a year later, Fury rematched Wilder in Las Vegas, destroying him in a one-sided seven-round beatdown.
      Their final fight then came in October 2021 and it was the best of the lot.
      Fury floored Wilder in the third round, before the American came firing back in the fourth with two knockdowns of his own.
      But Fury ended up coming through the dramatic clash in the 11th as he laid Wilder out on the canvas to retain the WBC title.
      Since then, Fury has picked up stoppage wins over Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora.
      Meanwhile, Wilder returned in October with a first round KO of Robert Helenius. More

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      Jake Paul blames ‘Drake curse’ for Tommy Fury defeat as rapper loses whopping $400,000 on Saudi Arabia fight

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      BOXER Jake Paul took a cheeky swipe at Canadian rapper Drake following his defeat to Tommy Fury. The YouTube star, 26, crashed to a split decision loss against the Brit in an eagerly-awaited Saudi grudge match.
      Jake Paul crashed to defeat in Saudi Arabia against Tommy FuryCredit: Getty
      The Brit took a points decision following the eight-round contestCredit: AFP
      Rapper Drake (left) made a huge wager on the fightCredit: Instagram / @jakepaul via Twitter
      He lost $400,000 after predicting Paul would KO his opponentCredit: Instagram / @champagnepapi
      Despite a first career defeat, a battered and bruised Paul was in good spirits at his post-fight press conference.
      He called out Drake after it emerged the rap star had bet $400,000 on the Cleveland native winning by knockout.
      The 34-year-old was in line for a $1.4million payout if Jake had succeeded.
      Drake is renowned for his outrageous sporting wagers, which infamously ‘curse’ the team or individual he’s bet on.

      And Paul was more than happy to joke that Sunday’s devastating loss was all Champagne Papi’s fault.
      When asked about the wager, Jake laughed: “F***! This is Drake’s fault!
      “Drake, bro, why did you do this to me?”
      The ‘Drake curse’ is a near ten-year phenomenon and started out when the artist became part of a Kentucky college basketball program.
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      They failed to win a title since his blessing – and even lost the singer a $6000 bet after be backed them to win a Championship game.
      Since then, Drake has been seen to ‘curse’ sporting events ranging from the Super Bowl to the Champions League soccer final.
      But Paul didn’t want to blame his loss completely on superstition, insisting he would come back stronger in a potential rematch.
      Jake continued: “No, it’s my fault. $400,000 is nothing to him – he has won a lot more money betting on me before.
      “He’s probably about even now. Sorry Drake, I’ll get that W in the rematch.”
      Fury broke down in tears after getting up off the floor to beat Paul on points in the Saudi dust-up.
      Two judges scored the bout 76-73 in the Brit’s favor with one going 75-74 to Paul, who scored a knockdown in the final round.
      Fury’s cleaner boxing throughout saw him narrowly win the crunch clash, which he dedicated to girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague and new baby daughter Bambi. More