Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has revealed he lost a whopping $10,000 (£8,500) bet by backing the Philadelphia Eagles to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 57.
The NFL season finale played out in Arizona last weekend with the Chiefs overcoming a 10-point half-time deficit to claim their second Vince Lombardi trophy in four years – beating the Eagles 38-35.
However, heading into the game, bookmakers made the Eagles slight favourites for the game, giving them a slight edge of 1.5 points over the Chiefs.
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Of course, Mayweather felt the same way as the bookies, lumping a gigantic $10,000 bet on Nick Sirianni’s Eagles to claim the Super Bowl.
And at half-time, it looked as though Mayweather would be set to make even more money with the Eagles leading 24-14.
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Unfortunately though for the 45-year-old, the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes roared back in the second half to win the game, meaning Mayweather lost heavily on his bet.
However, despite the huge $10,000 bet loss, it actually emerged Mayweather came away from the Super Bowl in the green, after revealing he made another bet on Philadelphia that came through.
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Like his losing bet, Mayweather lumped on $10,000 on the Eagles, this time betting that they would be leading at half-time.
When factoring in how much he wagered on the two bets, and how much he earned from the second, it turned out that the boxer was actually up $500.
And of course, it doesn’t hurt that Mayweather has a net worth that is roughly around $450m [£375m] too.
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