What happened to Drake's $200K Jake Paul bet? Anthony Joshua knockout revives "Drake curse" jokes

The Drake Curse has struck again and this time Anthony Joshua is the benefactor. Canadian rapper Drake is arguably one of the most successful rappers of all time; however, he has a bad reputation when it comes to betting. The God’s Plan hitmaker is known for inspiring losses when it comes to placing bets, specifically in sports. The 39-year-old rapper is widely regarded as having the "Drake Curse," a belief that whoever he bets on loses the game.

Jake Paul, unfortunately, was the rapper’s latest victim. In recent months, the Canadian rapper placed a bet that Jake Paul would win against Tommy Fury in a boxing match, but sadly, he lost. He also put a bet on Mike Tyson and Nate Diaz beating Jake Paul, and true to his alleged Drake Curse, the rapper lost.

Ahead of the highly anticipated Friday match between Anthony Joshua and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, the Canadian rapper reportedly placed a $200k in support of Jake winning against Anthony. In true Drake Curse fashion, the reverse happened as Anthony knocked Jake out in the sixth round of the match. Reports say the rapper would have earned a huge sum of $1.64 million if his predictions had been correct.

More details about Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua’s highly anticipated boxing match

Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul’s highly anticipated match was held at the Kaseya Center in Miami. It was also live-streamed on Netflix. AJ won the fight after he knocked Jake down four times and delivered a knockout blow in the sixth round.

Before the match, the YouTuber turned boxer predicted that he would defeat Joshua, the former heavyweight champion, but instead, he got knocked down for the first time in his career. Joshua said during an in-ring interview after the eventful match that his plan from the outset was to get Paul and pin him down:

"The end goal was to get Jake Paul, pin him down and hurt him,’’ Joshua said during an in-ring interview. “…It took a little bit longer than expected. But the right hand finally found its destination.”

The match was decided after failed to get to his feet before the referee counted to ten. He revealed during his in-ring interview that his jaw was broken:

"I think my jaw is broke by the way. It's definitely broke.''

He added:

"Anthony’s a great fighter, and I got my ass beat. But that’s what this sport is about.’’

Anthony Joshua also sang Jake Paul praises for putting up a good fight:

He got up, time and time again. It was difficult in there for him. But he kept on trying to find a way. It takes a real man to do that.’’

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