Eddie Hearn was as shocked as everyone else at Jarrell Miller’s incredible body transformation.
The disgraced boxer, who has failed multiple drug tests during his career, returns to the ring on Saturday night against Andy Ruiz Jr in a must-win fight.
At the back end of last year, Miller (26-1-1) was handed his first defeat in the paid ranks by Daniel Dubois.
‘Big Baby’ got off to a good start, forcing Dubois onto his heels in the early rounds.
However, he faded as the contest wore on and was eventually stopped in the tenth and final round while fighting exhaustion.
The loss appears to have been a real eye-opener for Miller, who looks to be in the shape of his career heading into his next fight.
Miller usually weighs in at upwards of 300lbs for his bouts and hasn’t dipped below that number since 2017.
Against Dubois, he tipped the scales at 333lbs but has leaned down significantly since then.
Even Hearn – who hasn’t seen eye to eye with Miller since the American failed a pre-fight drug test before his cancelled clash with Anthony Joshua in 2019 – admits he is in great shape.
The Matchroom Boxing chief uploaded several pictures to his social media of him creeping up on Miller with a surprised look on his face as the heavyweight boxer posed shirtless for pictures.
Hearn even captioned the post with Conor McGregor’s famous catchphrase.
“Who da f*** is that guy,” he wrote. “40lb down and ready for all or nothing this Saturday!”
This comes after Miller’s trainer Aureliano Sosa urged him to shed some pounds following his last performance.
“I don’t think he was hurt. He was just exhausted,” Sosa told BoxingScene when discussing his stoppage loss to Dubois.
“The weight definitely played a big role. It was a little bit of Dubois.
“He was moving a little more than we thought he would be but the weight was an issue and for some reason, the conditioning dropped after the third or fourth round.
“At 285-300, he would be a monster.”
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