Habeeb ‘Portable’ Badmus has challenged musicians Davido and Zlatan Ibile to celebrity boxing bouts following his unanimous decision defeat to skit maker Carter Efe at the Chaos in the Ring 4 event in Lagos last Friday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
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Portable has expressed that he wants guaranteed fights to rebuild his finances while also looking for a chance to regain his celebrity boxing crown.
Portable has expressed that he wants guaranteed fights to rebuild his finances while also looking for a chance to regain his celebrity boxing crown.
Speaking on a TikTok Live session, the ZaZoo crooner was direct about his motivations.
“Bring Davido or Zlatan. Let me beat them so I can use them to make money and buy what I want. I want a sure fight now so I can make money. I am ready now,” he said.
The callouts come days after Zlatan was among the Nigerian celebrities who mocked Portable’s defeat on social media, with the rapper writing on X that he had N10 million waiting in cash for Carter Efe, adding a jab at the singer’s defeat.
Beyond the fight callouts, Portable also used the live session to demand that several celebrities fulfil pledges made to him ahead of the bout. He called on singer KCee and his billionaire brother E-Money — who had gifted Carter Efe N50 million on the night for winning — to honour commitments they made to him before the fight. He also asked singer Timaya to gift him a Ferrari the DM Records founder had brought to the event.
It has been a turbulent week for Portable since the loss. He has alleged the fight was rigged to protect organisers from paying out N23 billion, which he claimed was wagered on his victory, demanded N200 million in streaming revenue from the event and insisted he was stopped prematurely when he could have continued.
“It was cheating. They couldn’t pay the money, so they rigged it. They couldn’t pay the N23 billion that people bet on me. If Portable wins, they can never pay the money,” he said.
Despite the controversy, Portable found consolation in the birth of his son on the same night as the fight, saying the arrival of his child meant more to him than any belt.
All three judges had scored the bout 27-30 in Efe’s favour, ending Portable’s reign as celebrity boxing champion. The defeat was his first in the celebrity boxing ring, having previously beaten Charles Okocha and Speed Darlington to win two belts.
