Drake loses staggering sum after placing wager on Mike Tyson to defeat Jake Paul

Canadian rapper Drake is not acrophobic to enactment his wealth wherever his rima is erstwhile it comes to placing monolithic bets connected sporting events. 

The erstwhile heavyweight champion of the satellite Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned nonrecreational boxer Jake Paul faced disconnected connected Friday night. The long-awaited combat garnered sizeable involvement and attracted a precocious measurement of wagers.

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Drake leaves the tribunal pursuing the NBA crippled betwixt the Toronto Raptors and the LA Clippers astatine Scotiabank Arena connected December 27, 2022 successful Toronto, Canada. (Cole Burston/Getty Images)

Drake was assured the 58-year-old Tyson would beryllium capable to prevail successful the lucifer against the 27-year-old Paul and placed a wager of a fewer 100 1000 dollars connected "Iron Mike." But, Paul yet defeated Tyson successful a unanimous decision. 

US YouTuber/boxer Jake Paul celebrates winning the heavyweight boxing bout against US retired pro-boxer Mike Tyson (R) astatine The Pavilion astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, November 15, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)  (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

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In a societal media post, Drake showed his $355,000 stake connected Tyson to win, which was made astatine +285 odds. Given those odds, the five-time Grammy victor would person been successful enactment for a wage retired of astir $1 cardinal dollars.

Drake was not the lone notable idiosyncratic to suffer a hefty sum pursuing the fight's outcome. UFC prima Conor McGregor said helium enactment down a full of $1 cardinal connected fights that were scheduled for this weekend.

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson clasp aft their heavyweight boxing match, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, successful Arlington, Texas.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

One of McGregor's wagers was for Tyson to triumph against Paul. He besides placed a stake connected Saturday's UFC 309 lawsuit betwixt Jon "Bones" Jones and Stipe Miocic. 

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After Friday's fight, Paul was asked astir the anticipation of a combat betwixt him and McGregor successful the future. "Yeah, he’ll ne'er bash that, though," Paul said, earlier his manager Nakisa Bidarian jumped successful and said, "One, he’s nether contract. And two, helium won’t bash that. He knows better."

The Tyson-Paul bout was besides plagued by buffering issues.

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