Saturday night’s fight between Jarrell Miller and Kingsley Ibeh wasn’t the biggest match in the boxing world, but it featured an all-time viral moment.
Miller beat Ibeh in a split decision, but he won’t be known for winning the fight. Instead, Miller had to deal with a strange wardrobe malfunction, as his toupee fell off mid fight thanks to the frequency and impact of the punches during the fight.
Jarrell Miller got his toupee knocked off and then threw it into the crowd 😭
He got the split decision victory 😤 pic.twitter.com/8qTZaAGHSF
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) February 1, 2026
While Miller’s win added to his stellar record, he will now be known as the boxer who had his hair fall off mid-fight. Here’s how the internet reacted to this moment.
Who is Jarrell Miller?
Jarrell Miller is a 37-year-old boxer and former kickboxer who is 27-1-2 in his boxing career. Miller won 26 of his first 27 fights, but had a loss and a draw before defeating Kingsley Ibeh on Saturday night.
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Why was Jarrell Miller’s hair punched off?
During a fight with Kingsley Ibeh, Miller had his toupee loosened by Ibeh’s gloves, as the strength of the punches was enough to punch Miller’s hair off. Miller ended up taking the toupee off and throwing it into the crowd before defeating Ibeh by split decision.
The moment Jarrell Miller had his hair punched off in the middle of his fight 🤯🤣
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— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) February 1, 2026
After Miller threw his hair into the stands, fans seemed to pass the toupee around and even pretended to put it on.
People are collecting Jarrell Miller’s toupee like it’s a Pokémon card 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/aIrpvHWc1b
— Source of Boxing (@Sourceofboxing) February 1, 2026
Miller addressed the incident in the ring after his victory.
“He slapped that s*** off.”
Jarrell Miller reacts to losing his hair during his win over Kingsley Ibeh 🤣
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— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) February 1, 2026
Jarrell Miller viral moment reactions
The internet was stunned by Miller’s hair in his fight against Ibeh, to the point where there was a plethora of reactions over what happened.
Most insane thing I’ve ever seen in the ring outside of Tyson biting ears off.
Jarrell Miller will be a meme for the rest of his life. Congrats. 😂 pic.twitter.com/1fRfjCiDXw
— ™️Marcus (@TheMisterMarcus) February 1, 2026
I still can’t get over that Jarrell Miller hair piece
Men just let it go
Take it from somewhere who is bald, it’s ok. A fresh bald head is fine.
A hair piece just isn’t the one pic.twitter.com/brgeXfymBG
— Ade Oladipo (@ade_oladipo1) February 1, 2026
Jarrell Miller 🥹 pic.twitter.com/MZLsuIbT4n
— 🦂THEE Auntie with no kids♏️ (@prmade313raised) February 1, 2026
Jarrell Miller pic.twitter.com/lJeF9j1Wmv
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) February 1, 2026
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, there was Jarrell Miller’s toupee. 🥊#JarrellMiller #boxing pic.twitter.com/SUvNGZGG8I
— World Boxing News (@WorldBoxingNews) February 1, 2026
Additionally, Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco even addressed the fight on their “Nightcap” podcast.
Unc and Ocho react to Jarrell Miller’s hair piece getting knocked loose mid fight 😂@ShannonSharpe @ochocinco #Nightcap pic.twitter.com/GR8ATn0jui
— Nightcap (@NightcapShow_) February 1, 2026
Jarrell Miller net worth
Miller reportedly has a net worth between $1 to 5 million, but the boxer has had to give back money a bunch during his career. Miller failed drug tests in 2019, which cost him tens-of-millions of dollars, and didn’t fight for almost four years as a result.
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