Jarrell Miller had his hair cut off during the fight

“Miller wins it by a hair.”

That line of commentary had meaning beyond Jarrell Miller’s split decision win over Kingsley Ibeh at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

In an unusual moment on the undercard of the title bout between Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez, American Miller threw his wig into the crowd after being knocked out late in the second round.

The 37-year-old absorbed a flurry of punches that sent his head bouncing back, sending his hairpiece flying up.

Miller revealed that he lost his natural hair near the fight due to a poor choice of shampoo.

“I got to my mom’s house and saw some bottles of shampoo on the table,” Miller said in a post-fight interview in the ring.

“I shampooed the hair and the hit was like ammonium bleach. I literally lost my hair two days ago.

“So I called my manager and said, ‘Get me one of those lugs,’ and I did it very quickly.

“It’s funny, man. I’m a comedian and you should make fun of yourself.”

Once the wig was removed, Miller gave it to the crowd and began celebrating as if he had won the match, before quickly returning to fighting mode.

DAZN commentator Chris Mannix added: “I’ve seen a lot of boxing but I’ve never seen this before.”

Boxer Fabio Wardley posted a video saying, “Don’t worry, I’ll keep you safe,” with the wig on the seat next to him, while Skye Nicholson, external It also posed with her on her head.

Miller said he “made a mistake” in 2019 when his fight with Anthony Joshua was canceled due to a failed drug test.

He returned in 2022 and suffered his first loss in his career a year later against Daniel Dubois, before drawing with Andy Ruiz, who replaced him in the Joshua fight last year.