Drake had made headlines by placing a bet of $615,000, approximately N1 billion, on Francis Ngannou to defeat Anthony Joshua. A win for Ngannou would have earned Drake $1,906,500, approximately N3 billion.
However, Anthony Joshua secured a stunning victory by knocking out Francis Ngannou in the second round of the heavyweight bout. Joshua dropped Ngannou with a clean right hand in the first round and repeated the feat in the second round. The knockout punch came at 2:38 of the second round.
Anthony Joshua’s victory positions him for a shot at the undisputed heavyweight title and the winner of the upcoming bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
Watch how Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in the very second round below;
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