Despite Loss In Celebrity Boxing Bout, Portable Counts Gains

<h4>Despite Loss In Celebrity Boxing Bout&comma; Portable Counts Gains<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife<&sol;a><&sol;strong> Nigeria reports that Nigerian singer Portable has addressed his recent defeat in a celebrity boxing match against Carter Efe&comma; shifting the conversation from the outcome of the fight to what he describes as significant financial rewards tied to the event&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking after the bout&comma; which ended in a unanimous decision loss for him&comma; Portable reflected on his involvement in the highly publicised showdown and the attention it generated across the entertainment and sports space&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He questioned the reception he has received since the event&comma; suggesting that his participation in the growing celebrity boxing scene has not been fully appreciated by some in the industry&period; He said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I brought celebrity boxing to Nigeria&comma; and suddenly everybody in the industry turned against me&quest;”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Portable went on to outline the financial arrangements surrounding his appearance in the fight&comma; explaining that his earnings were substantial even before stepping into the ring&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He stated&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I collected ₦40 million before I even entered the ring&comma; plus ₦1 million per post to promote the show I did five posts&comma; so that’s ₦45 million in total&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The singer also made claims about the wider commercial success of the event&comma; particularly in relation to betting activity&period; He added&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The betting company made &dollar;17 million just from people betting on me and Carter Efe&period; Most of that money came from people who bet on me&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His comments have continued to generate discussion online&comma; especially as they came shortly after his loss to Carter Efe&comma; who controlled the fight and secured a clear win on the judges’ scorecards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite the defeat in the ring&comma; Portable’s remarks suggest he views the event through a financial and promotional lens&comma; emphasizing earnings and exposure over the final sporting result&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The situation has further fueled conversations around the rising popularity of celebrity boxing in Nigeria and the commercial value attached to such entertainment-driven sporting events&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;