Jarrell Miller hairpiece punched off during fight
“Miller narrowly won.”
This commentary track had meaning beyond Jarrell Miller’s split decision win over Kingsley Ibeh at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
In an unusual moment on the undercard of the title fight between Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez, American Miller threw his wig into the crowd after knocking it off late in the second round.
The 37-year-old man faced a flurry of punches, causing his head to snap back and his hairpiece to lift off.
Miller revealed that she lost her natural hair close to the fight due to the wrong choice of shampoo.
“When I went to my mom’s house, I saw some shampoo bottles on the table,” Miller said in a post-fight ringside interview.
“I shampooed and washed my hair, it was like ammonium bleach. I literally lost my hair two days ago.
“So I called my manager and said, ‘Get me one of those manes,’ and I slapped it on real quick.
“Very funny, man. I’m a comedian and you’re supposed to make fun of yourself.”
After the wig was removed, Miller handed it to the crowd and began celebrating as if he had won the match, then quickly returned to fight mode.
“I’ve seen a lot of things in boxing, but I’ve never seen this,” added DAZN commentator Chris Mannix.
Boxer Fabio Wardley shared a video of the wig on the couch next to him and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll keep it safe.” Skye Nicolson, external He posed with this on his head.
Miller said he was “sucked” when he had his fight with Anthony Joshua canceled in 2019 due to a failed drug test.
He returned in 2022 and suffered his first career loss a year later to Daniel Dubois, then drew with Andy Ruiz, who replaced him in the Joshua fight last year.
