{"id":126825,"date":"2026-05-03T04:57:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126825"},"modified":"2026-05-03T04:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:59:10","slug":"mixed-fortunes-for-portable-in-ringhome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/mixed-fortunes-for-portable-in-ringhome\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixed Fortunes for Portable in Ring,Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has recorded mixed fortunes after losing a celebrity boxing bout and, hours later, welcoming a baby boy with his partner, Omobewaji Ewatomi, also known as Bewaji.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bewaji announced the birth on Friday via her Instagram page, where she thanked God for a safe delivery and the well-being of both mother and child.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The development comes shortly after a celebrity boxing clash at the Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos on Friday\u00a0 night, in which Portable squared up against comedian and skit maker Carter Efe, but lost the bout.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Efe emerged winner of the contest, taking home the \u20a650 million prize money put forward by businessman Emeka Okonkwo, popularly known as E-Money.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking after the fight, Carter Efe said he would take time to rest before deciding whether to grant Portable a rematch or face a different opponent. Portable, however, set his sights higher despite the loss, declaring his ambition to fight British-Nigerian boxing champion Anthony Joshua.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Portable also disclosed that his partner went into labour while he was in the middle of the bout, saying, \u201cMy wife was in labour while I was fighting.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The revelation has since sparked widespread reactions on social media.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although he suffered defeat in the ring, the \u201cZazoo Zeh\u201d crooner ended the day on a high note, celebrating the birth of his son, a personal milestone that fans have described as a bright spot amid the night\u2019s drama.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was an epic night of fun and entertainment as\u00a0 impresarios including Emeka Okonkwo, Kingsley Okonkwo, D&#8217;banj and Timaya were among those who gathered around the boxing ring.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event further highlighted the growing popularity of celebrity boxing in Nigeria, with organisers and attendees noting that the entertainment sport is fast becoming a major attraction.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Industry watchers say the trend is expected to continue expanding, with larger audiences and higher-profile matchups in the future.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has recorded mixed fortunes after losing a celebrity boxing bout and, hours later, welcoming a baby boy with&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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