5 months ago
- Sports
- Published: Dec. 29, 2025, 2:47 p.m.
British boxing champion Anthony Joshua was injured successful a car clang successful Nigeria connected Monday that killed 2 people, authorities said.
Joshua, 36, was transported to a infirmary aft a Lexus SUV he was a rider successful deed a stationary conveyance astir 11 a.m. section clip connected Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, according to Ogun State Police. Joshua, who was sitting successful nan backmost seat, sustained insignificant injuries and received aesculapian attraction astatine nan scene.
Joshua is conscious and has been successful connection pinch his family, according to a joint statement from nan governments of Ogun and Lagos states.
Two group successful nan conveyance that collided pinch Joshua’s car were pronounced dormant astatine nan scene. Two different males were progressive successful nan clang but escaped unharmed, according to Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps.
The circumstances of nan mishap are presently nether investigation, constabulary said. However, preliminary findings bespeak nan Lexus SUV “was suspected to beryllium travelling supra nan legally prescribed limit connected nan corridor” and “lost power during an overtaking manoeuvre,” FRSC said.
“FRSC reiterates its informing to motorists to debar vulnerable overtaking, excessive speed, and disregard for postulation regulations, peculiarly connected high-speed corridors specified arsenic nan Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,” nan agency wrote successful a post to X.
The car mishap involving Joshua occurred conscionable complete a week aft nan erstwhile heavyweight champion defeated Jake Paul via sixth-round knockout astatine nan Kaseya Center successful Miami. Paul issued a connection connected Monday successful support of Joshua aft his car accident.
“Life is overmuch much important than boxing,” Paul wrote successful a post to X. “I americium praying for nan mislaid lives, AJ and anyone impacted by today’s unfortunate accident.”
Joshua holds a 29-4 profession grounds arsenic a master boxer, including 26 wins by knockout. He is simply a two-time unified heavyweight champion, becoming nan first boxer to clasp nan WBO, UBF and WBA heavyweight titles simultaneously. He besides won a golden badge representing Great Britain successful nan superheavyweight section astatine nan 2012 Summer Olympics successful London.
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