Boxing fan challenges Portable to enter National Sports Festival in May

• Nigerian vocalist Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known arsenic Portable, secured a triumph implicit Darlington Okoye successful a personage boxing lucifer via Technical Knockout (TKO)
• Following the win, a boxing enthusiast is urging Portable to instrumentality a bold measurement by participating successful a large biannual sporting lawsuit successful Nigeria
• The 22nd variation of the National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games, is scheduled to instrumentality spot from May 18 to 30, 2025, successful Abeokuta, Ogun State

Portable stunned the boxing assemblage with an awesome show of skill, claiming a celebrated triumph implicit Speed Darlington via Technical Knockout (TKO) astatine the Balmoral Convention Centre successful Lagos connected Saturday.

The bout came to an abrupt extremity aft the archetypal round, arsenic Darlington, popularly known arsenic Akpi, failed to instrumentality for the 2nd circular and was aboriginal seen with a bandage connected his close arm.

In the lead-up to the fight, some entertainers promised an aggravated showdown during their weigh-in connected Friday. While Portable confidently showed disconnected his boxing skills, Darlington resorted to theatrics, grabbing chairs successful a chaotic scene.

Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has been advised to diagnostic successful the boxing lawsuit astatine the forthcoming National Sports Festival successful Ogun State adjacent May. Photo by: @oxygist/Twitter.
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Adesina backs Portable for National Sports Festival

Boxing enthusiast Adekunle Adesina has called connected street-pop creator Portable to enactment successful the upcoming National Sports Festival (NSF) acceptable to instrumentality spot successful Ogun State.

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Speaking successful an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Adesina believes the vocalist has demonstrated existent imaginable successful the ring, having secured 2 victories successful personage boxing matches.

He added that Portable's beingness would bring added glamour to the boxing lawsuit and boost nationalist involvement successful the festival. He said:

He said:

“I privation to spot Portable vie astatine the upcoming National Sports Festival successful May. Fortunately for him, Ogun State is the host, and helium lives successful Sango Ota.“He doesn’t request to spell done the regular qualification trials due to the fact that the big authorities tin tract athletes directly. All helium has to bash is enactment successful the in-house trials conducted by the authorities coach.“If Portable makes the last database of boxers for the festival, I tin guarantee you he’ll bring other glamour to the event, everyone volition privation to ticker him fight,” helium added with a interaction of humor.

Boxing is among the 32 sports approved by the National Council of Sports connected April 18 per Blueprint.

Portable, who is presently unbeaten, has been charged to correspond Ogun State astatine the 22nd National Sports Festival. Photo by: @pencilblog_ng/Instagram.
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How Portable defeated Darlington

Portable won implicit fans with his unexpected method during the archetypal circular of his bout against Speed Darlington.

The Zazu crooner unleashed a flurry of punches connected Darlington and adjacent grabbed his cervix astatine 1 constituent to forestall a counterattack.

Darlington, connected the defensive, stepped backmost with his hands guarding his look portion trying to onshore a fewer jabs of his own.

The Zeh Nation brag maintained the unit with dense punches, yet forcing Akpi into a country conscionable earlier the doorbell rang.

According to Gistreel, Speed Darlington failed to instrumentality for the 2nd round, starring to Portable being declared the victor by method knockout (TKO).

Adeyanju calls for rematch betwixt Darlington and Portable

Legit.ng earlier reported that Speed Darlington’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has called connected the organisers of Chaos successful the Ring to arrange a rematch betwixt his lawsuit and Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known arsenic Portable.

Adeyanju criticised the officiating of the match, claiming that Portable engaged successful unprofessional behaviour by repeatedly holding his lawsuit during the bout.

From the opening bell, Portable wasted nary clip unleashing a flurry of coordinated punches. The President of Zee Nation relentlessly pursued “Akpi” passim the archetypal round, giving him nary country to recover.

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Source: Legit.ng