Adedamola Joshua, one of Mr Joshua\u2019s uncles, said the former world champion had been in Nigeria for just six hours when the horror collision took place on Monday. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a serious tragedy, not only for our family, but for Ogun State, Nigeria, and the world at large,\u201d he told The Sun. \u201cWe are deeply saddened that two people very close to Anthony did not survive.\u201d<\/p>\n
It comes after eyewitness Ajala Yusuf Oluwaseyi told Sky News Joshua was visibly shaken by what he called the \u201cdeadliness of the incident\u201d, adding: \u201cHe was shocked, he couldn\u2019t talk.\u201d <\/p>\n
Sina Ghami and Latif \u2018Latz\u2019 Ayodele<\/a> are believed to have been travelling in the same Lexus Jeep as Joshua when it collided with a stationary truck by the side of a busy highway of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, according to reports.<\/p>\n Ayodele \u201cLatz,\u201d a long-time friend who had been with Joshua for a decade, was with him shortly before the crash, while Ghami, a team physio and close friend, was also part of the boxer\u2019s inner circle.<\/p>\n Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria car crash – latest updates<\/a>Will Anthony Joshua box again? Nothing could matter less<\/p>\n If you are reading this, you have already seen the headline, so let\u2019s address that part at once: it does not matter if Anthony Joshua<\/a> ever fights again. In fact, nothing could matter less.<\/p>\n On Monday, the former two-time world heavyweight champion was a passenger in a car crash in Nigeria<\/a>. Joshua, 36, escaped the accident with minor injuries<\/a> but was visibly dazed and in pain in the aftermath, before being taken to hospital. What accompanied this surprising, concerning news, was more grave: the rumoured deaths of two people, with rumour becoming reality in a tragic turn as the day unfolded.<\/p>\n Read the full article here: <\/p>\n Holly Evans31 December 2025 20:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Watch: Anthony Joshua pulled from wreckage after car crash in NigeriaAnthony Joshua pulled from wreckage after car crash in Nigeria<\/p>\n Holly Evans31 December 2025 19:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Anthony Joshua car crash sparks fresh concerns over roads in Nigeria<\/p>\n The high-profile crash has cast a renewed spotlight on Nigeria\u2019s perilous road network, where accidents are a common occurrence.<\/p>\n Data from the country’s Federal Road Safety Corps reveals a grim picture, with 5,421 deaths recorded in 9,570 road accidents in 2024 alone \u2013 an increase of 340 fatalities compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n Experts point to a confluence of factors, including dilapidated infrastructure, lax enforcement of traffic laws, and driver indiscipline, as contributors to these statistics.<\/p>\n Read the full article here: <\/p>\n Holly Evans31 December 2025 18:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Watch: Friend of Latif Ayodele who was killed in Anthony Joshua crash pays tributeFriend of Latif Ayodele who was killed in Anthony Joshua crash pays tribute<\/p>\n Holly Evans31 December 2025 17:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Who is Anthony Joshua? <\/p>\n Anthony Joshua is the British former world heavyweight boxing champion injured in a crash in Nigeria on Monday.<\/p>\n The son of British-Nigerian parents, Joshua was born in Britain and attended a boarding school in Ikenne, Nigeria, before returning to the UK at age 12.<\/p>\n The crash occurred just over a week after he knocked out American social media star Jake Paul in the sixth round of a bout in Miami.<\/p>\n Paul expressed his condolences in a X post on Monday, saying he was “praying for the lost lives, AJ and anyone impacted by today’s unfortunate accident.”<\/p>\n Joshua was returning to the ring after a 15-month layoff. He was expected to fight long-time rival and fellow Briton Tyson Fury in 2026.<\/p>\n Holly Evans31 December 2025 16:15<\/p>\n <\/a>Anthony Joshua\u2019s poignant speech about \u2018how fast life will go\u2019 resurfaces after car crash Anthony Joshua’s remarks about “how fast life will go” have resurfaced after the boxer was injured in a car crash that killed two of his close friends in Nigeria. The two-time heavyweight champion was taken after sustaining minor injuries in the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, but his strength coach Sina Ghami and personal trainer Latif \u201cLatz\u201d Ayodele died. Joshua told Boxing King Media: “In the grand scheme of things, everything that I chase and everything that I want to own to make me feel relevant on this earth, is not so important, because I can’t take it with me. “All that’s guaranteed is death. All that’s going to be important is just living to the best of our capability. Ain’t it mad how fast life will go.”<\/p>\n Holly Evans31 December 2025 15:30<\/p>\n <\/a>‘Prayers go out to you’, Jarrell Miller tells Joshua <\/p>\n Jarrell Miller has said his \u201cheart goes out\u201d to Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n The American boxer, who was due to fight against Joshua in 2019 before failing a drug test, posted a video of Joshua on social media, alongside the caption: \u201cWe ain\u2019t friends but as warrior and human being my heart goes out to you. Prayers go out to you, your friends and family. Get well bruv. Life is truly too short.\u201d<\/p>\n In the footage, Joshua says: \u201cBasically what I\u2019m saying is, everyone have a good evening, whatever you\u2019re doing in your lives. We\u2019re all going to die one day, so don\u2019t get too caught up in the bulls*** and the hype. Live your life while you\u2019re here, because you never know what\u2019s around the [corner], like heart attacks, disease, wars, like life could just hit you like that. So try and enjoy every day \u2013 that\u2019s what I\u2019m trying to say. Don\u2019t get too caught up in the bulls***.\u201d<\/p>\n Holly Evans31 December 2025 14:44<\/p>\n <\/a>Was Joshua due to fight Tyson Fury? <\/p>\n Tyson Fury has passed on his condolences after a car crash in Nigeria which killed two of Anthony Joshua\u2019s close friends and team members and left the British boxer injured.<\/p>\n Fury, who has been linked with reversing his retirement to take on Joshua in 2026, wrote on his Instagram story: \u201cThis is so sad. May God give them a good bed in heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n Minutes earlier, the self-styled Gypsy King reignited talk of a ring return by posting a photograph on social media of himself and one of his sons and nephews wearing T-shirts which read: \u201cI\u2019m back.\u201d<\/p>\n Joshua called out Fury following a sixth-round knockout win over Jake Paul less than a fortnight ago in Miami although any talk of a long-awaited showdown next summer is now firmly on the backburner.<\/p>\n Holly Evans31 December 2025 13:54<\/p>\n <\/a>Will Anthony Joshua box again? Nothing could matter less<\/p>\n The Independent\u2019s combat sports editor Alex Pattle writes:<\/p>\n If you are reading this, you have already seen the headline, so let\u2019s address that part at once: it does not matter if Anthony Joshua<\/a> ever fights again. In fact, nothing could matter less.<\/p>\n On Monday, the former two-time world heavyweight champion was a passenger in a car crash in Nigeria<\/a>. Joshua, 36, escaped the accident with minor injuries<\/a> but was visibly dazed and in pain in the aftermath, before being taken to hospital. What accompanied this surprising, concerning news, was more grave: the rumoured deaths of two people, with rumour becoming reality in a tragic turn as the day unfolded.<\/p>\n Nicole Wootton-Cane31 December 2025 13:10<\/p>\n <\/a>A concerning boxing trend is gathering pace, and fighters deserve better<\/p>\n There were three major stadium fights in Britain during the year, with a combined live gate of about 220,000 people; there were smaller stadium fights and probably 10 fights with 15,000 fans at indoor arenas. In September, for the first time since it started in 1974, the World Amateur Championships came to Britain; the action in Liverpool was exceptional<\/a>, the coverage abysmal.<\/p>\n Read the full article here from boxing pundit Steve Bunce: <\/p>\n Holly Evans31 December 2025 12:45<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua crash victim Latif \u2018Latz\u2019 Ayodele talks about importance of enjoying life in video posted days before…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-383287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767212830_20_poster.jpg\")
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Jarrell Miller is among those from the boxing world to reach out to Anthony Joshua (Getty Images)<\/p>\n