huge bet on the winner of Francis Ngannou&#8216;s fight with Anthony Joshua that could see him win over £1million.
The rap superstar continues his run of placing huge wagers on sporting events where he stakes six-figures sums, but his record on combat sports doesn&#8217;t always pay off.
British heavyweight Joshua is seeking to move one-step closer to become a three-time world champion but must a find way past the heavy-hitting ex-UFC champion Ngannou first.
The bout between two of boxing&#8217;s most powerful punchers could swing either way during the showdown in Saudi Arabia, but Joshua is slightly tipped as favourite due to his long-track history in the sport.
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Drake has placed a huge bet on Francis Ngannou&#8217;s heavyweight clash with Anthony Joshua
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Ngannou is making only his second professional fight against former heavyweight champion Joshua in Saudi Arabia
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Drake would cash in over £1million if Ngannou pulls off the shock result against Joshua
That suggestion has been overwhelmingly dismissed by Drake who is backing Ngannou to emerge victorious by lumping a £478,000 bet on him.
The duo headline the aptly named Knockout Chaos event in Riyadh and Drake will be rewarded with an outrageous £1.48m payday if Ngannou beats Joshua by any method of victory.
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Posting his wager to his 146m Instagram followers, the music icon simply stated: &#8216;Betting on a scary man.&#8217;
However, Drake has been burned with huge losses when betting on sporting showdowns before with fans labelling his stakes as a &#8216;curse&#8217;.
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Posting his wager to his 146m Instagram followers, the music icon simply stated: &#8216;Betting on a scary man&#8217;
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The heavy-hitting Ngannou has backed himself to knockout Joshua in the heavyweight clash
The 37-year-old lost over half-a-million pounds when he incorrectly backed Sean Strickland to defend his UFC middleweight championship against Dricus Du Plessis in January.
He also lost £430,000 when Israel Adesanya suffered a shock defeat against Strickland in the octagon and previously bet £700,000 on Logan Paul to beat Dillon Danis in the boxing ring.
Fans joked online that Drake has continued his &#8216;curse&#8217; by backing Ngannou to beat Joshua on Saturday evening, with one comment on X stating: &#8216;If you had a bet on Francis tonight Drake just cursed him with this.
Another added: &#8216;Drake didn&#8217;t even need to bet. Joshua was gonna embarass Ngannou anyway. Boxing school incoming&#8217;.

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Drake puts another HUGE bet on fight sports and could bank £1m with his Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou punt – but will his ‘curse’ strike again?!