Anthony Joshua becomes latest victim of so-called Drake curse after defeat

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Anthony Joshua’s first professional boxing defeat has added to the notion that having your picture taken with musician Drake is something of a curse for sports stars&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In one of boxing’s greatest upsets of all time Joshua was beaten in the seventh round by underdog Andy Ruiz Jr&comma; who had filled in at short notice as AJ’s opponent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>And it didn’t take long for people on social media to point to the photo Joshua posted to Twitter just days before his bout&comma; where the former heavyweight champion can be seen posing ringside with Drake&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads3--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Bout to break the curse 🦉 <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;June1st&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;June1st<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;UIh3ILUfrE">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;UIh3ILUfrE<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Anthony Joshua &lpar;&commat;anthony&fjlig;oshua&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;anthony&fjlig;oshua&sol;status&sol;1108848954807066625&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">March 21&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Bout to break the curse&comma;” Joshua tweeted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The curse he referred to is one which has gathered pace in 2019&comma; after a string of athletes pictured with Drake went on to suffer defeats&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s club Arsenal lost 1-0 to Everton shortly after a picture&comma; while Conor McGregor lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov after an Instagram post&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;aubameyang97&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;embed&&num;038&semi;ig&lowbar;mid&equals;XPW1LQAAAAFlmLxwI8LzFbOmlAJM<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;thenotoriousmma&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;embed&&num;038&semi;ig&lowbar;mid&equals;XPW1LQAAAAHjp6nxiJiVcK8prjcR<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The supposed curse became so famous that Italian football club Roma tweeted&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;All Roma players banned from taking photos with Drake until the end of the season” in April&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">All Roma players banned from taking photos with Drake until the end of the season<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; AS Roma English &lpar;&commat;ASRomaEN&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;ASRomaEN&sol;status&sol;1117853209538650112&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">April 15&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>And after Joshua’s shock defeat in the ring&comma; the curse’s legend has only gained more credibility&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I ain’t ever taking a pic with Drake&comma;” YouTuber KSI tweeted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">I ain’t ever taking a pic with Drake<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; KSI &lpar;&commat;KSIOlajidebt&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;KSIOlajidebt&sol;status&sol;1135032720105623553&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">June 2&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Bout to break the curse 🦉 <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;June1st&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;June1st<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;UIh3ILUfrE">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;UIh3ILUfrE<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Anthony Joshua &lpar;&commat;anthony&fjlig;oshua&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;anthony&fjlig;oshua&sol;status&sol;1108848954807066625&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">March 21&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"und" dir&equals;"ltr"> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;HPGYZ0XhsN">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;HPGYZ0XhsN<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; 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