Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has opted out of his planned celebrity boxing match with his colleague, Darlington Achakpo Okoye, better known as Speed Darlington.

Naija News reports that Portable made this known in a video via his Instagram page on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

The ‘Zazu Zeh’ crooner said he is uninterested in fighting with Speed Darlington, stressing he would fight former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, with ₦100 million bet.

He further suggested that Speed Darlington was only leveraging the proposed bout to promote his upcoming show scheduled for April.

He said, “I’m not fighting Speed Darlington again; I want Anthony Joshua with 100m.”

The highly anticipated celebrity boxing event was scheduled to take place on April 18, 2025, at the Balmoral Convention Center in Lagos State.

However, Portable’s decision to pull out has cast uncertainty over the bout, effectively ending the showdown between the two entertainers.