Jarrell Miller fought against Kingsley Ibeh in a heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York on Jan. 31, 2026.
The heavyweight bout between Jarrell Miller and Kingsley Ibeh featured one of the more bizarre (and hilarious) things ever seen in boxing, maybe even something that hasn’t been seen before. In the second round, Miller took a hard punch from Ibeh that quite literally knocked his wig off his head. What was apparently a toupee came unglued and loose, detaching from Miller’s head. Jarrell Miller reacts to his toupee falling off in a heavyweight bout against Kingsley Ibeh during the Ring 6 fight at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 31, 2026 in New York City. Miller was all smiles and high energy following the fight. He joked that Ibeh “slapped that (stuff) off.” As for the toupee, it was passed around the crowd before being safely recovered. Miller ultimately won by split decision to improve to 27-1-2, including 22 knockouts. Ibeh fell to 16-4-1 with 14 KOs.
In a post-fight interview, Miller revealed that he lost his natural hair days before the bout, after shampooing with “ammonia bleach.” Miller’s return to the ring on Saturday came after a 17-month hiatus, following his Andy Ruiz fight to a majority draw in August 2024, per ESPN.
