Online activist and controversial social commentator, VeryDarkMan, has fired back at music executive Soso Soberekon over a proposed celebrity boxing match between him and street-hop singer Portable.
Soso had earlier taken to Instagram to announce a whopping ₦120 million prize for a potential face-off between the two online warriors.
The promoter broke down the cash reward as ₦100 million for the winner and ₦20 million for the loser, hyping it up as a chance to settle their growing online beef once and for all.
But VeryDarkMan wasn’t having it.
In a fiery Instagram video, the activist called Soso’s proposal “pure disrespect.” He revealed that he had previously turned down a $100,000 offer to fight American rapper 50 Cent, insisting he knew his worth and wouldn’t step into the ring for less than $1 million. In his words:
“Last year I was supposed to fight 50 Cent. Yes, you heard me right. They wanted to give me 100,000 dollars while offering 50 Cent $5 million. I told them if 50 Cent is getting that, I deserve $1 million. And it didn’t work out.”
According to VeryDarkMan, the boxing federation and influencer Tunde Ednut were allegedly involved in organizing the aborted 50 Cent match.
Turning his attention to the Soso-Portable fight offer, he scoffed at the ₦120 million price tag, stressing that:
“₦100 million cannot even buy a good house in Abuja.”
“Soso, you’re very disrespectful. Forget age. Don’t call my name again unless you’re ready to drop $500,000 upfront.
Then I can sit together with you to discuss the balance, but I doubt if you get that kind of money. If dem dey respect you, respect yourself Soso. If you don’t have that money I talk please don’t put my name on your page again.”
This isn’t Soso’s first rodeo in celebrity fight promotions. Back in April, he pledged ₦20 million for a rematch between Portable and rapper Speed Darlington.
