By Oscar Chukwugekwu
Street-pop singer, Portable, suffered his second defeat in the celebrity boxing ring inside three months on Friday, going down by disqualification to Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha, in a chaotic rematch that headlined the ‘Chaos in the Ring’ fight night, which also produced several knockouts at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos State.
The defeat marks a second reversal of fortunes for the singer in the ring, having previously lost to Carter Efe by unanimous decision on May 1, at the same venue, in a bout televised on DAZN as part of the “Chaos in the Ring” franchise.
The Okocha bout, tagged ‘Unfinished business,’ was billed as a rematch of the pair’s controversial first encounter, which Okocha had insisted was not fairly judged in Portable’s favour. Portable appeared to have the upper hand in the contest when the fight descended into a wrestling-like scuffle, with the referee unable to separate the pair.
The bell was rung to end the round, and security and bodyguards were called in to pull the fighters apart. Amid the chaos, Portable left the ring before the bout could be properly ruled over, prompting boos from fans in attendance, including those in the VIP seats who had come to watch the highly anticipated clash. He was eventually brought back to the ring, where he was disqualified.
Speaking backstage before the fight while holding his son, Portable had said, “I am not happy, but I want God to make me happy and my family.”