{"id":58714,"date":"2026-04-26T03:28:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/jarrell-big-baby-miller-defeats-lenier-pero-in-slugfest-win-in-wba-title-eliminator-with-deontay-wilder-lined-up-next-boxing-news\/26\/04\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T03:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:28:56","slug":"jarrell-big-baby-miller-defeats-lenier-pero-in-slugfest-win-in-wba-title-eliminator-with-deontay-wilder-lined-up-next-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/jarrell-big-baby-miller-defeats-lenier-pero-in-slugfest-win-in-wba-title-eliminator-with-deontay-wilder-lined-up-next-boxing-news\/26\/04\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller defeats Lenier Pero in slugfest win in WBA title eliminator with Deontay Wilder lined up next | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jarrell Miller could face Deontay Wilder next after he defeated Lenier Pero in a unanimous points decision in a WBA title eliminator in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Miller bounced back with victory over Cuban Olympian Pero in a slugfest with ‘Big Baby’ throwing over 1,000 punches with new trainer Bozy Ennis in his corner for the first time.<\/p>\n
Miller (28-1-2, 22 KO) and promoter Eddie Hearn are lining up a fight with Derek Chisora’s conqueror Wilder in New York.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n Image:<\/span> \n Deontay Wilder is being lined up for a blockbuster showdown with Miller in New York \n <\/span> \n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
“For me, the American fight is Deontay Wilder against Jarrell Miller,” said Hearn.<\/p>\n
“Run it in New York. That’s a serious fight. Deontay’s come back with a good win against Chisora, I think that’s a big fight for American boxing.”<\/p>\n
The win over Pero marks Miller’s second straight victory in 2026 in what could possibly be his final chance to make a run at becoming a heavyweight world champion.<\/p>\n
“I knew Pero was going be tough, and I had a feeling he was going move a lot more than that, to tell the truth,” said Miller, who attributed his improved performance to a leaner fighting weight of 305lbs (138kg).<\/p>\n
“I wasn’t looking for the knockout. I just wanted to see what my conditioning was and get back to a lot of punches. And my team just said, ‘if the knockout is going to come, it’s going to come. And I felt really comfortable, and I really wanted the rounds.<\/p>\n
“A couple of times I know I had him hurt but I’m like, ‘you know what? Work, baby, just work. Don’t look for it too much.’ And he caught me with a couple of shots. But it was good, though, getting the rust off.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n