{"id":427614,"date":"2023-02-26T08:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T13:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=427614"},"modified":"2025-03-13T11:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:05:07","slug":"canadian-rapper-drake-places-400000-bet-on-jake-paul-knock-out-win","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/canadian-rapper-drake-places-400000-bet-on-jake-paul-knock-out-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian rapper Drake places $400,000 bet on Jake Paul knock-out win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian rapper Drake has placed a whopping $400,000 at odds of 3.60 for Jake Paul to defeat Tommy Fury via knockout, a wager which would see Drake collect a cool $1,440,000 should it happen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Drake has placed a bet of $400,000 on Jake Paul to knock out Tommy Fury in their boxing match \ud83e\udd4a\ud83d\udcb0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hi8DbE0zrL\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/hi8DbE0zrL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hot Freestyle (@HotFreestyle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotFreestyle\/status\/1629704104976044033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The much-anticipated fight is scheduled to take place in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-427615\" src=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/drake-bet.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"680\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Drake took to his Instagram account on Sunday morning to post a screenshot of his latest wager with Stake, and it&#8217;s one that will raise a few eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>Paul will be hoping that the infamous &#8216;Drake Curse&#8217; doesn&#8217;t come into effect on the back of the wager,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Drake Curse&#8221; is something of a meme in the sporting world, with the Canadian thought to be inflicting bad luck on whichever team or athlete he has interacted with.<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight champion <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/ufc\/\">\u0422yson Fury already placed a \u00a3100,000 ($119,440) bet<\/a> on brother Tommy knocking out his American opponent.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to bet on boxing picks, you first need to find the right sportsbook. 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