Nollywood actor Charles Okocha has denied biting singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, during their celebrity boxing rematch, insisting he would rather chew grass than bite his opponent, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Okocha
addressed the allegation during an appearance at AY and Akpororo’s comedy
night, dismissing as false Portable’s claim that he bit him on the back and
locked his neck during the contest, tagged “Unfinished Business,” at the
Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
He
explained that he wore a mouth guard throughout the fight, which he said made
it impossible for him to bite Portable.
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“Portable
has been going around telling people I bit him on the back. I was wearing a
mouth guard; how is that even possible? He was just lying,” Okocha said.
“I
would rather chew grass than bite him. I do not want to catch rabies. Have you
seen how Portable’s skin looks? Hell no, I would not do that. He should just
accept defeat.”
Okocha
also made the defence during an appearance on TVC Entertainment.
The
bout had descended into a wrestling-like scuffle that the referee struggled to
break up, prompting security to step in.
Portable
then walked out of the ring before the contest could be properly ruled on,
drawing boos from fans, and was subsequently brought back and disqualified,
handing Okocha victory.
Days
after the disqualification, Portable responded with a diss track aimed at the
officiating and the chaotic finish, in which he mocked the referee for turning
away during the scuffle, accused Okocha of trying to choke and bite him, and
threatened to settle scores through local wrestling if provoked again.
It was
a second reversal in the ring for the singer, having previously lost to Carter
Efe by unanimous decision on May 1 at the same venue, in a bout televised on
DAZN. Following that defeat, Portable had disclosed he was paid ₦50m for
lasting one round, insisting organisers had agreed to pay ₦100m had he
completed two rounds.
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