New York, NY – Drake’s sports curse claimed another victim when previously undefeated boxer Anthony Joshua suffered the first loss his pressional career on Saturday night (June 1).
Andy Ruiz Jr. beat the now former heavyweight champion in a stunning upset to secure the WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO World Heavyweight Titles. Ruiz won technical knockout in the 7th round the bout, which took place at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Joshua’s shocking defeat occurred a few months after he took a photo with Drake and declared he’d break the OVO superstar’s sports curse.
“Bout to break the curse #June1st,” he wrote on Twitter.
Bout to break the curse ? #June1st pic.twitter.com/UIh3ILUfrE
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) March 21, 2019
The Drake curse has seemingly become a new version EA Sports’ Madden curse, which ten saw players featured on the cover suffering some type misfortune. Now, teams and athletes are dealing with high-prile defeats after receiving support from Drizzy.
Earlier this year, multiple European soccer clubs lost matches on the heels their star players taking photos with Drake. Also, the Alabama Crimson Tide were defeated by the Clemson Tigers in the 2019 College Football Playf National Championship after Drizzy wore an Alabama hoodie prior to the game.