Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a deadly freeway accident that killed two folks on Monday (Dec 29), his promoter and a Nigerian police supply mentioned.
Footage circulating on-line confirmed a shirtless Joshua – a British nationwide of Nigerian heritage – surrounded by what seemed to be damaged window glass on the seats round him.
The 36-year-old can be seen being extricated from a wrecked car whereas wincing in ache.
The accident occurred on a significant thoroughfare linking Ogun state, a close-by metropolis, to Lagos, the nation’s financial centre.
Nigeria is the homeland of Joshua’s dad and mom and the place he briefly went to boarding college on the age of 11.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn advised advised Day by day Mail Sport he was on a household vacation and “awoke to the information of this incident”.
“We are attempting to contact Anthony and within the meantime we do not wish to speculate on how he’s however fortunately he seems OK from what I’ve seen within the photos,” he mentioned.
Punch newspaper mentioned the crash occurred when the automotive he was driving in collided with a truck.
A witness to the crash mentioned Joshua was travelling in a two-vehicle convoy, and was seated behind his driver.
“The passenger beside the driving force and the individual beside Joshua died on the spot,” Adeniyi Orojo advised Punch information.
Joshua had lately overwhelmed YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul 9 days in the past in a bout in Miami, which he was utilizing to regain sharpness within the ring forward of an try and reclaim the world heavyweight title, which he misplaced in 2021 to Oleksandr Usyk.
He has been in talks to struggle fellow Briton Tyson Fury in 2026.
