Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has insisted that he was stopped early when he could have continued, claiming that his loss to Carter Efe at the Chaos in the Ring 4 event in Lagos was planned to shield the organisers from having to pay out billions of naira wagered on his victory.

“It was cheating. They couldn’t pay the money, so they rigged it. We are the ones who won, so they ripped me.

“They couldn’t pay the N23 billion that people bet on me. If Portable wins, they can never pay the money,” the ZaZoo crooner said.

He further claimed that the stoppage was unjustified, comparing his condition during the bout to his previous celebrity fights.

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“They should have let us keep fighting. They said I was panting; I did the same against Charles Okocha. All they should have done was pour water on me so I could go and beat him, but they said the fight was over,” he said.

After three rounds, all three judges scored the fight 27–30 in favour of Efe, and Portable lost by unanimous decision.

After defeating Speed Darlington and Charles Okocha to win two titles, the loss put an end to his era as a celebrity boxing champion.

The artist also demanded what he called “streaming revenue from the event” as part of his financial grievances.

“To the organisers, I want my stream money amounting to about N200 million. Just give me my money before I cause trouble,” he said.