Street-pop singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, says he abandoned his celebrity boxing rematch with Nollywood actor Charles Okocha after alleging he was bitten and choked during the fight.
The bout, tagged “Unfinished Business,”held on Friday at the Balmoral Convention Centre in Lagos. It was a rematch of their first controversial encounter, which Okocha had disputed.Hours after the fight, Portable addressed the incident in a video posted on Instagram.
“He Bit Me” – Portable Alleges Foul Play*Displaying what he said were bite marks and bruises on his body, Portable accused Okocha of turning the boxing match into a wrestling contest.
He also claimed that some people jumped into the ring and attacked him mid-fight.According to him, he was in control before things got out of hand.“He bit me.
I landed a heavy hit on him. Man to man, I beat him up. I dealt him a huge blow,” Portable said.The singer said the biting and chokehold forced him to walk out.“He bit me, number one.
He choked my neck. That’s why I say I don’t fight again. I’m big! I’m bigger than the money! I’m a star!”Portable added that he went into the fight with a one-round plan and even landed the 10 punches he had promised before leaving.“I wore one-round cloth to the bout.
I wanted to beat him in one round.”*Fight Ends in Disqualification*The rematch turned chaotic in the opening round as it degenerated into a wrestling-style scuffle.
The referee stopped the fight and security had to intervene to separate both men.
