- Music star Portable and social media personality Carter Efe exchanged intense threats during a face-off for their upcoming celebrity boxing exhibition.
- Ezra Arenyeka and Godday Appah also clashed verbally before their “WBO Peace Fight,” which is intended to symbolize unity between the Itsekiri and Ijaw communities.
- The nine-bout card, promoted by Balmoral Group Promotions in association with Amir Khan’s AK Promotions, takes place May 1 at the Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos.
The atmosphere in Victoria Island turned electric on Wednesday as fighters for the “Chaos in the Ring 4” boxing event gathered for their final face-offs.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the spotlight fell heavily on the celebrity exhibition match between Habeeb ‘Portable’ Badmus and Carter Efe, both of whom promised a quick end to the bout.
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Portable, who entered the stage boasting two previous belts won from matches against Charles Okocha and Speed Darlington, vowed to claim a third. “Charles Okocha was bigger than you… I will use you to collect my third belt,” Portable told his opponent.
Carter Efe remained unfazed, retorting that a single punch would be enough to drop the singer once they stepped into the ring.
In the professional ranks, the main event features a high-stakes clash between Ezra Arenyeka and Godday Appah.
Despite the bout being billed as a symbolic gesture of peace for the Niger Delta, both fighters abandoned diplomatic tones.
Appah predicted a knockout within six rounds, while Arenyeka countered that he would “break” his opponent’s head and end the fight by the fifth.
The international flavor of the card was heightened by the presence of Newcastle’s Joe Laws, who painted his face in Nigerian colors to court the local crowd, and Ghana’s Elvis Ahorgah, who delivered threats in rhyme.
British southpaw Michael McKinson also expressed excitement about competing in Nigeria, citing his father’s Nigerian heritage.
Balmoral Group Promotions CEO Ezekiel Adamu emphasized that the event, sanctioned by the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control and broadcast globally on DAZN, is designed to give African boxing greater visibility.
“It’s wartime and let’s show the world what we have to offer here in Africa,” Adamu stated. The full card includes several other continental clashes featuring fighters from Tanzania, DR Congo, and Ghana.
