Speed Darlington failed to continue the celebrity boxing bout after breaking his arm during first round.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Afrobeats singer, Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, has accused his colleague, Badmus Okikiola, better known as Portable, of using charms commonly referred to as juju, during their recent celebrity boxing match.
The bout title tagged ‘Chaos in the Rings’ took place on Saturday at Balmoral Events Centre in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Portable was declared the winner of the highly anticipated fight after Speed Darlington failed to show up for the 2nd round.
TheNiche later learnt the singer did not continue the boxing match because he broke his arm during the first round.
Reacting to the outcome of the match in a now trending post on X, Speed Darlington alleged that his shoulder became dislocated during the match, despite not experiencing any significant fatigue.
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He suggested that his opponent may have introduced native charms into the ring, which, in his view, influenced the outcome of the fight.
Recall that the fight between the two controversial singers was fixed after Darlington offered Portable N500,000 to perform at his show.
Reacting to the invitation, Portable described the amount offered as ridiculous and tagged Darlington “poor”. Noting that he charges N20 million for performance.
“You are inviting me for a show, and you don’t have money. You use my name to promote your show. I charge N20 million, ask around. I don’t know that you are poor. I don’t want to be friends with poor people,” he said.
Responding to Portable’s rant online, Darlington expressed regret for inviting the ‘Zazu’ crooner, saying, “I regret it because why the insults?”
Portable then challenged him to a fight, boasting that he would defeat him just as he did to Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha.
Following overwhelming public demand for a boxing match between the two artistes, event organiser, Mygamerush took to Instagram to announce the bout.
