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Boxing star Anthony Joshua was taken to hospital on Monday after being rescued from the wreckage of a automotive crash in Nigeria during which two males travelling with him had been killed.
The previous British two-time world heavyweight champion, 36, was seen being pulled from a mangled SUV on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway however sustained solely minor accidents.
Nigeria is the homeland of Joshua’s dad and mom, and the place he briefly went to boarding college on the age of 11. He was within the nation on vacation whereas recovering from his current battle in opposition to Jake Paul.
Ogun state authorities officers stated the 2 victims had been “international nationals” and had died on the scene.
Nigeria’s Federal Street Security Corps stated the crash concerned a Lexus SUV during which Joshua was a passenger, and a “stationary, purple industrial Sinotruck”.
“A complete of 5 grownup males had been concerned within the crash,” it stated. “Two individuals sadly misplaced their lives, one sustained accidents, whereas two others escaped unharmed. Anthony Joshua was rescued alive and sustained minor accidents.
“The injured sufferer was evacuated for medical consideration, whereas the stays of the deceased had been conveyed to Livewell Morgue, Ajaka, Sagamu.”
Dashing was initially blamed for the crash, however Ogun state police commissioner Lanre Ogunlowo later advised ESPN the boxer’s SUV had suffered a burst tyre that brought about the motive force to lose management and “swerve into the stationary truck parked alongside the highway.”
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Video footage of the aftermath of the incident confirmed Joshua sitting in his automotive, which appeared to have sustained heavy injury, showing dazed and in ache. Additional footage confirmed Joshua outdoors of the automobile and nonetheless wincing.
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Joshua’s safety crew, travelling straight behind him in a Mitsubishi Pajero, reportedly averted the crash
A consultant for Joshua advised The Impartial that the previous world champion’s UK-based crew was investigating.
The crash comes simply 10 days after Joshua knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a battle in Miami.
The Briton beat Paul in six rounds in his first battle since a knockout defeat by Daniel Dubois in September 2024. It was his twenty ninth win from 33 skilled fights.
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Joshua used his post-fight interview within the ring to name out Tyson Fury, with reviews suggesting the 2 are near agreeing a long-awaited battle in Saudi Arabia in 2026. Nevertheless, Joshua is being lined as much as battle beforehand, with a February return to the ring mooted – however now sophisticated by the crash.
After the battle with Paul, Joshua advised streaming platform Netflix: “It wasn’t one of the best efficiency. Now we have to provide Jake his respect for attempting and attempting and attempting, however he got here up in opposition to an actual fighter tonight that’s had a 15-month layoff, who shook off the cobwebs.
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“I can’t wait to roll into 2026. If Tyson Fury is as severe as he thinks he’s, and he desires to place down his Twitter fingers and placed on some gloves and are available and battle one of many realest fighters on the market, that can tackle any problem, step within the ring with me subsequent in case you’re an actual dangerous boy. Don’t do all that speaking, ‘AJ this, AJ that.’ let’s see you within the ring and speak together with your fists.”
Paul reacted to the information of Joshua’s automotive crash by tweeting: “Life is rather more essential than boxing. I’m praying for the misplaced lives, AJ and anybody impacted by at present’s unlucky accident.”
