Kingsley Ibeh believes he has done enough homework to triumph over Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller reports boxingscene.com.
 
Ibeh fights this weekend against Miller at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
 
The bout will support the WBO junior welterweight title fight between current belt holder Teofimo Lopez Jnr and WBC lightweight titleholder Shakur Stevenson.
 
Ibeh, 16-2-1 (14 KOs), is hoping to reemerge on a major stage when he faces Miller. He is hopeful a victory at boxing’s mecca will lead to a big 2026, one that includes sharing a ring with WBA heavyweight title holder, Fabio Wardley.
 
“Fabio Wardley, I believe, has been saved by God twice,” Ibeh told BoxingScene. “We have almost crossed paths twice.
 
“I want to show you more than I can tell you. After we get Miller out of the way, hopefully (Wardley) doesn’t keep getting saved. He is definitely one I want to fight.”
 
The origin story of Ibeh’s boxing career couldn’t have been scripted. A life insurance salesman, Ibeh went to a gym to try to sell policies. A coach expected him to earn his time there, so he arranged for Ibeh to spar with a fighter. Wearing dress pants, Ibeh knocked him out. Most fighters start young, work through the amateur system and put in years of toil to carve out even a small space in professional boxing. Ibeh came by his career purely by accident.