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Andreas HaleFeb 1, 2026, 02:13 PM<\/p>\n

Close<\/a>Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.<\/p>\n

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Just when you think you have seen it all, heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller delivered something new Saturday night with a viral moment during his split decision win over Kingsley Ibeh at New York’s Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

Miller had promised a knockout during Saturday’s undercard bout but delivered a different kind of highlight in Round 2, when Ibeh’s right uppercut knocked the hairpiece off his head. Fans were stunned as Miller’s toupee lifted off the top of his head.<\/p>\n

Rather than shy away from the moment, Miller embraced it, tearing off the toupee before the start of Round 3 and flinging it into the stands, where WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley collected it.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Fabio Wardley (@FabioWardley) February 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Miller said he got a hairpiece after he lost his hair two days ago, when he said he mistakenly used “ammonia bleach” instead of shampoo to wash his hair.<\/p>\n

“I’m a comedian,” Miller said during the postfight interview. “You have to make fun of yourself.”<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udee1 @BIGBABYMILLER<\/a>‘s post fight interview \ud83e\udd4a<\/p>\n

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Miller was back in action for the first time since August 2024, when he fought Andy Ruiz to a majority draw. Miller improved to 27-1-2.<\/p>\n