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Jarrell Miller Wins Split Decision After Toupee Knocked Off in Viral Mid-Fight Scene

He later attributed wearing the hairpiece to a bleach-like shampoo mishap days earlier.

Overview

  • The hairpiece lifted in round two after Kingsley Ibeh’s flurry, and Miller removed it between rounds before throwing it into the crowd at Madison Square Garden.
  • Judges scored the bout 97-93, 97-93 for Miller and 96-94 for Ibeh on the Lopez–Stevenson undercard.
  • Ringside figures handled the toupee, with WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman and fighter Skye Nicolson posting about it, helping the moment go viral.
  • Miller told DAZN he lost his natural hair days earlier due to what he described as an ammonium‑bleach shampoo, leading to the last-minute hairpiece.
  • Coverage recalled his prior controversies, including the canceled 2019 Anthony Joshua fight after a failed drug test, which shaped reaction to the spectacle.