{"id":130127,"date":"2026-01-06T09:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130127"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:03:25","slug":"kingsley-ibeh-returns-to-the-boxing-ring-at-madison-square-garden-on-january-31st-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130127","title":{"rendered":"Kingsley Ibeh Returns To The Boxing Ring At Madison Square Garden On January 31st &#8211; Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130127\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130127\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-130128 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kingsley-157x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kingsley-157x300.jpg 157w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kingsley.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria-born heavyweight force Kingsley \u201cThe Back Lion\u201d Ibeh (15-2-1, 13 KOs), a former college\/pro football player, is preparing at home in Phoenix to showcase the dramatic development he\u2019s made on January 31st against Jarrell \u201cBig Baby\u201d Miller (26-1-2, 22 KOs) on a stacked \u201cThe Ring VI\u201d card at Madison Square Garden in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Headlined by the world lightweight title fight between Teofimo Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) and Shaker Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs), \u201cThe Ring VI\u201d will be streamed live on DAZN.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ibeh was a \u201cgreen\u201d prospect on February 23, 2021, when he fought Jared Anderson (7-0, 7 KOs) in Las Vegas, despite both heavyweights fighting in their eighth pro fights. Ibeh was a transitioning athlete who had been a football lineman in college at Washington University (Topeka, KS) and then in the Canadian Football League. Anderson had been one of the top amateurs in the world, capturing the prestigious USA National Championships back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lost the fight (KO6) with Anderson before I went into the ring,\u201d Ibeh explained. \u201cI was inexperienced, especially compared to his (amateur) background. I was in pursuit of greatness, but was only in my eighth fight after turning pro. I lost because I didn\u2019t give myself time to grow. I learned that boxing is more mental than physical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ibeh had also lost his pro debut and, in his seventh pro fight, he fought Italian heavyweight Guido \u201cThe Gladiator\u201d Vianello (7-0, 7 KOs) to a 6-round majority draw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got better from my losses and draw,\u201d Ibeh admitted. \u201cI have a football nature to win or win \u2013 not losing \u2013 by learning from every fight, even a loss, as long as I had fought my best. What I\u2019ve improved the most is in angles. I don\u2019t want my opponent to see my punches coming. Now, I understand the game; it\u2019s not all physical and more like a chess match. I\u2019m also more confident because I know what to do. I even like getting hit, going to toe-to-toe, because blood gets me going. It gets me excited\u2026..even if it\u2019s my own. I know it only takes one punch to land for it to cost me a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anderson (18-1, 15 KOs) is now rated No. 5 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO), as well as No. 15 by the World Boxing Council (WBC). Vianello (14-3-1, 12 KOs) is ranked No. 8 and No. 12, respectively, by the IBF and WBC.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ibeh is riding an 11-fight win streak, 10 by knockout, and the current WBC FECARBOX Heavyweight Champion. Yet, the highest he is rated in world rankings is No. 30 by the WBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKingsley isn\u2019t the same fighter who fought Anderson at MGM Grand (in Las Vegas),\u201d international matchmaker Whit Haydon noted. \u201cIbeh took a tough fight. The media and fans are always complaining about fighters picking-and-choosing their hand-picked opponents, but when a fighter takes a tough fight like Kingsley did and loses, you get punished into a long rebuild. Ibeh was relatively new to boxing in 2020; he was a football player. 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