Entertainment
Why I dumped boxing for acting – Itele d Icon
Award-winning actor and producer, Ibrahim Yekini popularly known as Itele d Icon, has revealed the reason he left his boxing career to join the movie industry.
Sunday PUNCH reported that Itele disclosed that an associate who he regards as an elder brother introduced him to the profession.
“Yes, I was a skilled boxer before I joined the movie industry. I started boxing through someone who was like an elder brother to me. He liked me a lot and I often went to the gymnasium with him. At that time, all I wanted was to be a professional boxer. I once fought at Rowe Park in Lagos Island—a hub for boxers in those days. I fought at different tournaments because I wanted to be popular.
“I was a ring fighter though, not a street fighter. Unfortunately, I discovered that some people were engaged in internal politics and that spurred my decision to be an actor. When I started my acting career, I was still fighting but I stopped after a particularly embarrassing incident with a fan. My godfather advised me to stop and concentrate on acting. I had never lost a fight during my fighting days. I would have been a professional boxer if not that I was not earning enough money,” he said.
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