It looks like the Drake curse has struck again.
Many Tyson Fury fans were dreading it when the Canadian rapper announced that he put money on the Mancunian boxer to emerge victorious on Saturday (18 May) night, given his horrible betting track record.
You'll have heard of the Drake curse, and this is just the latest in a long line of failures for the 'One Dance' star.
Despite being preoccupied with a huge diss track battle with Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar, where he was accused of certain crimes, the artist has found time in the two weeks since their last exchange to put a handsome amount of money on The Gypsy King to come out victorious.
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Tyson Fury faced off against Oleksandr Usyk as the main card at the Ring of Fire event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to determine the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.
It was one of the most anticipated fights of the past few years, having already been postponed from the original February date following an injury to Fury in training.
But in the end, Usyk emerged victorious on the night, winning by split decision (115-112 to Usyk, 114-113 to Fury and 114-113 to Usyk), bringing his boxing record to 22-0.
He is not only the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 25 years, but he also did it after being the undisputed cruiserweight champion earlier in his career.
Though, Drake will not be too happy to hear the news.
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The rapper posted the bet on his Instagram story earlier this week, which revealed that he put an eye-watering $565,000 (£444,000) on Fury.
Prior to the fight, the Mancunian was slight favourite, but after being knocked down by the Ukrainian in the ninth round, it looked bleak for him to mount a comeback.
But the result means that he is more than half a million dollars down - not that it means much to him, it's probably like £50 to the average person.
What will sting is he was one judge's scorecard away from taking about a million dollars home, which I'm sure we can all relate to... or not.
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This is not the first event that Drake has splashed the cash on too, having previously bet hundreds of thousands on the Joshua-Ngannou fight and over a million dollars on the Super Bowl so far this year.
As for the fight though, It was one of the finest heavyweight fights and sporting spectacles of the 21st century, with fans experiencing it all, with the scales being tipped numerous times and Fury coming back from the brink of defeat to fight to the end.
The result takes the Ukrainian's boxing record to 22-0-0 with 14 wins by KO, following up on a win against Derek Chisora, back-to back wins against Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois in consecutive bouts.
It is the most punches that a boxer has ever been able to land on Fury throughout his 36-match career, as the Ukrainian boxer's game plan came to fruition after looking burnt out.
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Fury got off to a slow start, with Usyk very much on the front foot for the first few rounds, peppering the Mancunian boxer with several shots and left handed shots in particular.
The fighters went back and forth in the rounds that followed, and in the ninth, the Ukrainian landed several consecutive shots on Fury, who was left rocked and stumbling around the ring, bouncing off the ropes to get away from his opponent, in a state that he hasn't been seen in throughout his career as Usyk scored a knock down.
The tenth and eleventh saw Fury come back into the fight, with Usyk continuing to look lively as the former began to manage the fight to attempt to win by decision.
The final round saw everything put on the line, with Usyk hunting for the knockout, while Fury continued to tap into his other-worldly spirit to continue to soldier on, though it proved too little, too late.
Fury vs Usyk Ring of Fire results:
Oleksandr Usyk def. Tyson Fury (c) via split decision
Jai Opetaia (c) def. Mairis Briedis via unanimous decision
Anthony Cacace def. Joe Cordina (c) via eighth-round knockout
Agit Kabayel def. Frank Sanchez via seventh-round knockout
Moses Itauma def. Ilja Mezencev via second-round knockout
Mark Chamberlain def. Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab via first-round knockout
Robin Sirwan Safar def. Sergey Kovalev via unanimous decision
David Nyika def. Michael Seitz via sixth-round knockout
Tyson Fury's fighting record
One the biggest names in heavyweight boxing, The Gypsy King has a well-deserved reputation as one of the best in the division. Fury is undefeated in 35 career fights with the only mar on his otherwise immaculate fighting record being a draw with Deontay Wilder, where he got up from two knock-downs and even knocked Wilder down three times.
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Nationality: British
Date of birth: August 12, 1988
Height: 6' 9"
Reach: 85"
Total fights: 36
Record: 34-1-1 (24 KOs)
Oleksandr Usyk’s fighting record
Usyk holds multiple world championship titles in two different weight classes: heavyweight and cruiserweight. Usyk has secured career defining wins – including over the likes of Anthony Joshua and has never lost a fight.
Nationality: Ukrainian
Date of birth: January 17, 1897
Height: 6’ 3”
Reach: 78”
Total fights: 22
Record: 22-0 (14 KOs)
Topics: Boxing, Drake, Oleksandr Usyk, Sport, Tyson Fury, Music, Money
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