Fake Drake has challenged Drake to a $1million celebrity boxing match and promised to stop impersonating the Toronto rapper if he loses.
Fake Drake, whose real name is Izzy, has made a name for himself online, with the Drake doppelgรคnger having amassed almost 150,000 Instagram followers.
Aside from a cool $1million, Izzy has also asked for a deal with Drakeโs record label OVO should he win. Speaking on the We In Miami podcast, Fake Drake said:
โIโm challenging Drake to a boxing match. I just signed with Celebrity Boxing. If you win, Iโll change my name from Izzy Drake to just Izzy, you know.โ
On Wednesday (29 June), Damon Feldman of Celebrity Boxing confirmed to TMZ that Fake Drake has been signed up for a fight, revealing itโs booked for 27 August.
Thereโs been no word from Drake yet on the matter, but UNILAD has approached the starโs representatives for comment.
Last year, HipHop DX reported that Drake was all for Izzy impersonating him. Izzy told the outlet that heโd met a professional gambler in Las Vegas who knows Drake personally and was told โDrake doesnโt have a problem with the impersonationโ.
โHe got in contact with Drake and Drake was just like, โIt doesnโt bother me, it doesnโt affect me. Let the guy get his bag. Itโs not affecting me. If you think itโs gonna go wrong if youโre posting him on your [Instagram Stories] and everything, just keep the peace’,โ Izzy explained, adding: โHe didnโt really give a f**k, you know? That was the whole thing.โ
When Drake dropped his new album Honestly, Nevermind, earlier this month, Izzy even filmed himself calling the rapper to congratulate him on the release, posting a clip of the exchange on Instagram.