Jarrell Miller Speaks On Man Weave Fail

NEW YORK — Jarrell Miller earned a split-decision victory over Kingsley Ibeh on Saturday night, but the scorecards quickly became secondary to a moment that hijacked the internet: Miller’s man weave getting knocked loose mid-fight.

The stunning and undeniably hilarious scene unfolded in the second round, when Ibeh’s upward shots dislodged Miller’s hairpiece. As the round wound down, the wig flopped atop Miller’s head. By the time he reached his corner, Miller realized it was hanging on by a thread, ripped it off, and flung it into the crowd.

Moments later, the runaway hair found a ringside perch next to an empty chair beside Fabio Wardley, drawing laughs and cameras. Former featherweight titleholder Skye Nicolson was nearby and couldn’t resist the photo op.

“This is life. When you get old, s*** happens,” a self-deprecating Miller told The Ring afterward, ice pack pressed to his newly exposed scalp. “It was a tough night. I don’t know what’s tougher Ibeh or this s***. All I can say is, in life, try to get your woman when you have some hair. You have to keep laughing, keep smiling, and keep having fun.”

The besmirched Brooklyn native explained the sudden follicular fiasco as the result of mistakenly using an unknown shampoo at his mother’s house just two days before his showcase bout on The Ring 6 at Madison Square Garden.