Drake's betting win streak keeps on going
Drake kept his combat sports win streak going on Saturday night by betting big on Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia.in round seven of their grudge match in Las Vegas on Saturday night.Drake clearly fancied Davis to emerge victorious from the biggest fight of his career as he bet £800,000 on the Baltimore native to get the job done.
The rap star walked away with £1.1m but his winnings did take a hit as three other bets he placed on Davis failed to come in. It appears Drake fancied the 28-year-old to close the show early as he placed three separate bets on him to score a knockout in rounds one, two and three which were worth £12,000 each.Despite three of his four bets failing to cash, the Canadian still made a profit and ‘Tank’ was happy to deliver for him and anyone else who backed him to beat Garcia.
“I need half of that,” Davis joked at his post-fight press conference when asked about Drake betting on him. “No, it’s pretty cool to have people like that believe in me. It made me push harder and stuff like that. So, shoutout to Drake and the rest of the people that backed me.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Gervonta Davis promises to break Ryan Garcia's jaw, as 'King Ry' predicts brutal KOGervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia did not hold back during their heated press conference ahead of fight night on Saturday. The pair are all set for a super-fight over the weekend at the T-Mobile Arena…
Read more »
Ringside cameras captured hilarious moment Ryan Garcia lost $20k betting against Gervonta DavisRyan Garcia did not have the best of nights when he attended Gervonta Davis’ win over Rolly Romero last year. The social media sensation turned up at the Barclays Center in New York to watch …
Read more »
Gervonta Davis had stunning punch power at age six as video shows him thumping unlucky childGervonta Davis is widely regarded as one of the hardest punchers in boxing today. The unbeaten American southpaw has a stunning record of 26 KOs from his 28 fights thus far and so boasts a 93 per c…
Read more »
Gervonta Davis outshone Floyd Mayweather with ring walk then KO silenced hostile UK crowdGervonta Davis was an established world champion but still to emerge from the shadow cast by Floyd Mayweather when he flew to London to defend his IBF super-featherweight title against Liam Walsh i…
Read more »
Davis wishes he 'smacked the s***' out of legend in deleted tweet after Garcia weigh-inGervonta Davis said he ‘should’ve smacked the s***’ out of boxing legend Bernard Hopkins at the weigh-in with Ryan Garcia. Americans Davis and Garcia finally go head-to-head on Sa…
Read more »
Conor McGregor doesn't like fighters making ‘stupid’ bets after Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia agree purse wagerConor McGregor has slammed Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia for their winner takes all bet centred on the outcome of their eagerly anticipated fight. Two of boxing’s brightest young stars will put th…
Read more »