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Boxing prima Anthony Joshua’s friends were identified arsenic nan victims of a car clang successful Nigeria connected Monday, nan country’s president announced connected societal media.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu wrote connected X that he sent his condolences to Joshua for nan nonaccomplishment of his loved ones.
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British boxer Anthony Joshua gets into an emergency responders' conveyance aft being progressive successful a car crash, successful which he sustained insignificant injuries and was taken to nan hospital, according to police, successful Ogun State, Nigeria Dec. 29, 2025 successful this surface drawback obtained from societal media video. (Sodiq Ayo via REUTERS)
"I person spoken pinch AJ to personally convey my condolences complete nan passing of his 2 adjacent associates, Kevin Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami successful nan caller accident," he wrote successful a post. "I wished him a afloat and speedy recovery, and prayed pinch him. AJ assured maine he is receiving nan champion imaginable care.
"I besides said pinch his mother and prayed for her. She was profoundly appreciative of nan call."
Joshua was considered to beryllium "stable" aft nan crash, according to Nigerian officials. He suffered insignificant injuries and was different "fine."
"Following thorough objective evaluations, aesculapian professionals person confirmed that some patients (hospitalized aft nan accident) are unchangeable and do not require immoderate emergency aesculapian involution astatine this time," a associated connection by nan Lagos and Ogun authorities governments said.
Shattered glasses is seen astatine nan mishap tract connected Dec. 29, 2025 successful Sagamu, Nigeria. Nigerian authorities person confirmed that British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua was injured successful a car clang that killed 2 others connected an expressway successful Nigeria's Ogun State. (Temiloluwa Johnson/Getty Images)
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The clang occurred connected nan Lagos-Ibadan Expressway astatine 11 a.m. section time. Photos showed Joshua banged up and being extricated from nan conveyance he was riding in.
"The conveyance conveying Mr. Joshua, a Lexus SUV, was progressive successful nan mishap nether circumstances that are presently being investigated. Joshua, seated successful nan rear of nan vehicle, sustained insignificant injuries and is receiving aesculapian attraction pinch different injured person," Ogun State Police said successful an earlier statement.
A preliminary investigation wished that nan conveyance was "traveling beyond nan legally prescribed velocity limit connected nan corridor, mislaid power during an overtaking maneuver and collapsed into a stationary truck," which was by nan broadside of nan road, according to Federal Road Safety Corps spokesperson Olusegun Ogungbemide.
Ogun authorities officials said that "preliminary reports bespeak that 2 antheral overseas nationals died connected nan spot."
Joshua precocious squared disconnected against Jake Paul successful a boxing match. Paul said he was praying for Joshua.
Anthony Joshua successful nan ringing during Netflix Ads Sponsors astatine "Jake vs Joshua" astatine Kaseya Arena connected Dec. 19, 2025 successful Miami Beach, Florida. (John Parra/Getty Images for Netflix)
"Life is overmuch much important than boxing. I americium praying for nan mislaid lives, AJ and anyone impacted by today’s unfortunate accident," he wrote connected X.
Joshua is nan boy of British Nigerian parents. He spent clip astatine a Nigerian boarding schoolhouse erstwhile he was younger, but returned to Britain aft his parents sewage divorced.
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Joshua is simply a three-time heavyweight champion. He’s held nan WBA Super Heavyweight Championship, IBF Heavyweight Championship and WBO Heavyweight Championship. He mislaid his titles against Oleksandr Usyk back successful September 2021.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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