After suffering his first professional loss — a 10th-round TKO at the hands of Daniel Dubois in December — Jarrell Miller knew he needed to make changes.
So for his fight camp in preparation to battle Andy Ruiz Jr. this weekend, live on DAZN, Miller placed his weight and conditioning as top priorities. He brought himself to train with Jaron Ennis' father/trainer Bozy Ennis and the results from his diligence came in the form of a stunning 40-pound weight loss.
The weight loss was shocking enough for Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn to take to his Instagram account and share a photo of him crashing Miller's photo shoot, equipped with the caption in which he did his best Conor McGregor impression: "Who da f— is that guy 😂 40lb down and ready for all of nothing this Saturday!"
At 36 years old, Miller (26-1-1, 22 KOs) is trying to get back into the thick of the heavyweight division and is fully aware that a convincing victory over Ruiz could have him move toward bigger fights.
In fact, he is targeting to face the winner of Dubois vs. Anthony Joshua on September 21 or the winner of this weekend's Jared Anderson vs. Martin Bakole if successful against Ruiz.
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