Nobody may have predicted the wild flip of occasions throughout Jarrell “Large Child” Miller’s battle with Kingsley Ibeh at Madison Sq. Backyard. The heavyweight bout, a part of the undercard for the Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson super-fight, gave followers an unforgettable second when Miller’s man-unit AKA as toupee, was punched off his head within the second spherical.
The group in New York Metropolis gasped as Ibeh landed a clear shot, inflicting Miller’s man-unit to actually peel off his head in essentially the most dramatic means, flopping from his brow to the again of his head. The surprised viewers watched as Miller, ever the showman, leaned into the absurdity of the second. Earlier than the third spherical started, the 37-year-old heavyweight ripped off the toupee, tossed it into the stands, and caught out his tongue with amusing, embracing the chaos.
The wig slip shortly grew to become the speak of the night time, overshadowing the battle itself. Miller continued the bout with a hoop of pure hair encircling his bald head, however the injury, each to his delight and his man-unit, was already completed.
Miller, a controversial determine within the boxing world, isn’t any stranger to headlines. Many followers bear in mind him for his canceled 2019 battle towards Anthony Joshua after failing a pre-fight drug take a look at. This wasn’t his first run-in with controversy, as he had additionally failed drug assessments in 2014 and 2020, tarnishing his fame in each kickboxing and boxing.
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Saturday’s battle at Madison Sq. Backyard added one other chapter to Miller’s colourful profession. The identical venue the place Anthony Joshua suffered his first skilled loss to Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019 now performed host to Miller’s toupee fiasco, a second that may undoubtedly stay on in boxing historical past.
As for Kingsley Ibeh, the person who delivered the fateful punch, he walked away with greater than only a victory. He earned a spot within the annals of boxing historical past because the fighter who actually knocked the hair off “Large Child” Miller’s head.
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