Jarrell Miller was born on July 15,1988 and is an American professional boxer and former kickboxer who competes in the heavyweight division.
92 Facts About Jarrell Miller
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Jarrell Miller first came to prominence in 2007 when he competed for the New Jersey Tigers in the World Combat League and made it to the finals of the New York Golden Gloves tournament that same year.
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Jarrell Miller's mother is of Belizean and Irish descent, his father is of Haitian and Dominican descent.
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Jarrell Miller took up Muay Thai at the age of 14, as a way to defend himself after being attacked on the street.
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Jarrell Miller has highlighted some of his early boxing idols, including Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe.
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Jarrell Miller had a limited amateur career due to him being forced to turn professional as he was a professional kickboxer.
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Jarrell Miller made his professional boxing debut at the age of 21 on July 18,2009, at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant, in Franklin Square, New York.
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Jarrell Miller's opponent was an experienced 36-year-old Darius Whitson in a scheduled 4-round bout.
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Jarrell Miller won the fight by TKO in the first round due to the ring doctor stopping the match because of a cut Darius Whitson received from an accidental headbutt.
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Jarrell Miller took another gap from boxing for 11 months, returning to the ring in April 2012 at the Cordon Bleu in Woodhaven, New York, against American boxer Donnie Crawford, stopping him 2 minutes and 38 seconds of round one.
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On January 19,2013, Jarrell Miller was in a scheduled 4-round bout against 22-year-old up-and-comer Joey Dawejko at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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Jarrell Miller was deducted 2 points for pushing during the fight.
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In September 2013, Jarrell Miller defeated Tobias Rice, when Rice failed to come out for round 3.
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Two months later, Jarrell Miller knocked out 34-year-old Willie Chisolm in 2 rounds.
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Jarrell Miller outclassed Barron in the scheduled 6-round fight, knocking him down once in round 1 and again in round 2 before referee Benjy Esteves Jr.
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In January 2014, Jarrell Miller fought at the Harrah's Philadelphia in Chester, Pennsylvania, against Jon Hill, winning the fight via technical knockout in round 4.
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Jarrell Miller, who weighed in 50 pounds heavier, knocked out and stopped Harris inside 2 rounds.
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Jarrell Miller was scheduled to fight Vincent Thompson, who had been arrested before the event for his role in six armed bank robberies.
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On January 1,2015, Jarrell Miller fought in California for the first time since turning professional.
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Raymond Ochieng called out Jarrell Miller following his win over David Rodriguez in 2014.
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Jarrell Miller won the bout via 2nd round stoppage after Jarrell Miller gave McCreary a beating, until he slumped through the bottom ropes, falling through helpless and defenseless in a sitting position.
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Jarrell Miller had two more bouts in 2015, finishing the year strong, stopping Excell Holmes and Akhror Muralimov inside the distance.
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Jarrell Miller had his first fight of 2016 on January 23 at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona, for the interim WBA-NABA heavyweight title against Donovan Dennis.
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Jarrell Miller defeated Dennis when the fight was called by the referee at 2:31 of the 7th round.
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Jarrell Miller kept his unbeaten run intact as he knocked out the over-matched Guivas in the 2nd-round.
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Jarrell Miller used power shots to the body of Guivas to knock him down four times in the fight, with two of the knockdowns coming in the 1st round.
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Kassi started well in the opening round, connecting his shots, but ultimately became a punch bag for the remainder of the fight leaning against the ropes while Jarrell Miller unloaded with body shots.
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In September 2016, Jarrell Miller accused his promoter of breaching their contract.
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Jarrell Miller started making noise in December 2016 when new WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker listed him as a potential first defence along with British boxers Hughie Fury and David Price.
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Only fighting twice in 2016, Jarrell Miller said that he was looking for the right opportunity.
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Jarrell Miller started calling out Joseph Parker, saying he would fight him anywhere.
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On June 27,2017, it was announced that Jarrell Miller would fight former world title challenger Gerald Washington on the undercard of Garcia-Broner at the Barclays Center in New York on July 25 in a 10-round bout, this was Jarrell Miller's first fight back after an 11-month layoff.
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Jarrell Miller weighed in a career high 298.8 pounds while Washington weighed 248 pounds, 9 pounds heavier than when he challenged Wilder for the WBC title in February 2017.
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Jarrell Miller then threw his promotional cap towards Washington as the face off was broken up.
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Jarrell Miller broke down Washington over 8 rounds eventually forcing the corner and referee stopping the fight.
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Washington had a good opening round, but Jarrell Miller took control landing power shots and causing heavy punishment.
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Stephen Espinoza, Showtime Sports general manager praised Jarrell Miller and said he could soon feature on 'Showtime Championship Boxing'.
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On September 24,2017 HBO announced that Jarrell Miller would appear as a co-feature alongside fellow New York fighter Daniel Jacobs on a card which would take place on November 11 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
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Jarrell Miller weighed 283.4 pounds, showing that he had lost weight rather than gain more, as he had done in his last two fights.
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Jarrell Miller defeated Wach by TKO in the ninth round, moving him closer to a potential world title fight.
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Jarrell Miller had a tougher time than expected as Wach pressured him many times.
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On January 24,2018 according to an interview with Sky Sports, Jarrell Miller stated his intention to fight fellow New York boxer Trevor Bryan on April 28 at the Barclays Center in New York on HBO.
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Jarrell Miller believed he should be next in line for a world title fight.
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Jarrell Miller was mostly the aggressor, not allowing Duhaupas to get much offence in.
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Jarrell Miller landed 261 of 782 total punches, 185 being power punches, compared to Duhaupas' 128 landed of his 538, with 67 being power shots.
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The bid meant Jarrell Miller would be earning his highest purse at $527,777.75 US dollars.
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Jarrell Miller stayed in contention for a world title fight after knocking out Adamek in round 2.
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Jarrell Miller weighed his career-heaviest at 317 pounds compared to Adamek who weighed 227 pounds.
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Jarrell Miller knocked Adamek down after hurting him with a left and then landing a number of power shots to put him down on one knee.
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In round 1, Jarrell Miller stalked Adamek around the ring, hitting him with hard body and head shots.
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At the time, the titleholder Manuel Charr was going through a failed drugs test, as the belt was not yet vacant, Greg Cohen, Jarrell Miller's co-promoter stated he would likely fight 45 year old boxer Fres Oquendo or WBA 'interim' champion Trevor Bryan.
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Jarrell Miller was announced as Anthony Joshua's next opponent in February 2019, and was due to challenge for Joshua's WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles at Madison Square Garden in June 2019.
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On October 31,2019, it was reported that Jarrell Miller was on the verge of a comeback and close to signing a co-promotional deal with Bob Arum's Top Rank Inc, which meant he would appear on ESPN going forward.
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Eddie Hearn revealed Jarrell Miller wanting to sign with Matchroom Boxing ahead of his return, but Hearn could not offer him a deal due to the previous positive drug tests.
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Jarrell Miller was expected to be suspended the following week.
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WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman told Sky Sports that Jarrell Miller failed to enrol in their Clean Boxing Program, multiple times, which meant he could not get ranked by them.
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Jarrell Miller was given the option to reduce his ban by six months.
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On December 31,2020, Jarrell Miller started random drug testing via the NSAC.
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Jarrell Miller posted a video showing himself with a cup, in which he would deposit his urine sample.
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On October 13,2021, Jarrell Miller announced that he had resumed training.
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Jarrell Miller confirmed that he was now training in South Florida with world class trainer Kevin Cunningham.
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On March 23,2022, a five-member panel voted unanimously to allow Jarrell Miller to be eligible for a license from June 17,2022.
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The action was paused in round 4, due to a punch from Jarrell Miller which landed below the belt.
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Jarrell Miller weighed much lighter than his previous bout, weighing in at 328 pounds, whilst his opponent weighed a career-heavy 269 pounds.
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Jarrell Miller dropped Cardenas three times, stopping him in round 4.
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Jarrell Miller wanted to fight once a month before the end of the year.
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Jarrell Miller's next fight was announced by promoter Anatoly Sulyanov of Hardcore Boxing, to take place on March 18,2023, against former WBA regular heavyweight champion Lucas Browne.
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In what was his first meaningful fight in over 4 years, Jarrell Miller worked hard and stopped Browne in round 6 following a knockdown.
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Browne beat the referees count, but Jarrell Miller came on strong and unloaded a barrage of power shots forcing the referee to intervene and stop the bout.
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Jarrell Miller fighting Jermaine Franklin coming off a loss, which I thought he beat Dillian Whyte.
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One of the undercard bouts announced was Jarrell Miller making his second appearance of the year against British heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois.
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Just days before the event, a video surfaced online showing Jarrell Miller taking the Shahada thus converting to Islam.
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Jarrell Miller weighed in at 333 pounds, nearly 100 pounds more than Dubois, who came in at 239 pounds.
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Jarrell Miller stood and took the punishment before the referee stopped the fight with only 10 seconds of the round left.
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Jarrell Miller's trainer said he would need to shed some weight to be considered amongst the top heavyweight contenders.
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Sosa believed Jarrell Miller was never hurt during his loss to Dubois, rather he was fatigued.
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Jarrell Miller was announced for the card, in a crossroads fight against former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr.
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For Jarrell Miller, the fight was not personal, however he stated that he would make Ruiz pay, for replacing him and taking his purse against Joshua.
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Jarrell Miller weighed 305.6 pounds, however according to California State Athletic Commission, was 312 pounds on fight night.
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Jarrell Miller started slow, but after 3 rounds, Ruiz looked tired and did well to still go the distance.
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Jarrell Miller was the more aggressive fighter and in control of the pace of the fight.
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Ruiz was limited in his offence, and Jarrell Miller exploited this by piling on sustained pressure.
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Jarrell Miller landed double digits in every round from the third.
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Jarrell Miller posted via his Instagram account it was Salita Promotions who caused the fight to fall apart after saying Chisora was ready to finalise.
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On 4 April 2025, Mike Coppinger of Ring Magazine reported a fight between British heavyweight Fabio Wardley and Jarrell Miller was being finalised to take place at Portman Road stadium in Ipswich.
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Jarrell Miller revealed that Kubrat Pulev turned down a fight, after the WBA ordered Pulev to defend the WBA 'regular' title against Wardley.
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The press conference saw Jarrell Miller appear at Portman Road wearing a Norwich City shirt in a bid to antagonise Wardley, with tempers flaring after Jarrell Miller shoved his hand into Wardley's face.
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Jarrell Miller fought Antonio Zepeda in an exhibition match on June 11,2023, on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs John Gotti III.
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Jarrell Miller's exploits won him admirers, and in 2012, after he knocked out Radu Spinghel in New York City, he was recruited by K-1, historically the world's premier kickboxing organization.
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Jarrell Miller was able to knock May out with an uppercut in the first round to advance to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on October 14,2012, where he was drawn against Arnold Oborotov.
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Jarrell Miller cruised to a unanimous decision win after sending the Lithuanian to the canvas in round one.
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In 2014, Jarrell Miller was suspended for nine months by the California State Athletic Commission after methylhexaneamine was found in a urine sample he gave for Glory 17: Los Angeles.