Former Australian boxing world champion Billy Dib has spoken about a wild night out he had with American rapper 50 Cent – and why it couldn’t have happened at a worse time of year.
Dib was one of 50 Cent’s first clients when he launched a boxing promotions company in July 2012, but their relationship turned sour when the business went bankrupt and the Australian claimed he was owed more than $1million.
The devout Muslim, who recently beat cancer, spoke about his craziest night out with the rapper, which he says would ‘challenge the strength of many believers’.
‘So we jump in his Lamborghini,’ Dib told an audience at a speaking engagement.
‘I’m in a Lamborghini with him [50 Cent], my brother is in a Ferrari behind him. There’s a Bentley.
Billy Dib, who partnered up with 50 Cent in 2012, has recalled his wildest night out with the superstar rapper
Dib (pictured fighting Jorge Lacierva) says he ended up in a huge strip club with the rapper during Ramadan
‘We get to this place, it looked like a factory warehouse and every supercar you can think of was outside this factory warehouse.
‘And then 50 Cent opens the trunk of his car and pulls a bag out, and I’m standing next to him and a gun falls out, two watches that are completely covered with diamonds and three blocks of money – like, stacks of money.’
Dib says the rapper offered him a huge stack of cash, which he was initially wary of because he’d previously been warned about accepting gifts from people because they end up ‘owning you’, but the rapper explained that he would soon need it.
The group then entered the building, which turned out to be an enormous strip club.
‘I’m talking massive,’ explained Dib.
‘And there’s females all over the place and it’s blaring, right. And let me tell you something, it’s the first day of Ramadan.
‘I’ve been on the plane saying, God, make this a successful trip – and 1711334538 I’m in a strip joint.’
It was Dib’s first time in a strip club and he and his brother, as strict Muslims, decided they were ‘in trouble’ and needed to make a hasty exit.
Dib said 50 Cent had just paid $10,000 for a table and alcohol had been ordered.
Dib, a devout Muslim, said that he and his brother had to get out of the club
The boxer says 50 Cent reluctantly agreed to leave because of the Muslim holy month
‘And I’ve got this money and he’s going “throw the money” [at the women].
‘I’m like, “Brother, I don’t throw money”, I said one of the biggest sins is to throw money. I don’t do that.
‘My brother said, “50, look, man, we’re going to leave. We don’t come to places like this, we’re Muslims”.’
Dib explained that 50 Cent reluctantly agreed to leave the club with him and his brother.
However, as they were walking out a stripper approached the rapper and asked where he was going.
‘He goes, “Yo baby, you’re lucky it’s Ramadan”,’ laughed Dib.
