Miller's Hairpiece Falls at MSG, Wins by Split Decision

On Sunday, 1 February 2026, 37‑year‑old American heavyweight Jarrell Miller won a split‑decision upset over Kingsley Ibeh on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez versus Shakur Stevenson's WBO super‑lightweight title bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Mid‑fight, a flurry of punches caused Miller’s toupee to loosen and fall onto the canvas before being tossed into the crowd. Miller later explained the loss in a post‑fight interview, blaming a bleach‑laden shampoo from his mother’s house that had stripped his natural hair two days earlier. Despite the mishap, he secured the bout, which was one of the headline fights on the night, and the incident garnered widespread social‑media attention.