{"id":384307,"date":"2026-01-01T07:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/384307\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T07:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:59:10","slug":"anthony-joshua-crash-boxing-legend-released-from-hospital-following-horror-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/384307\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua crash: Boxing legend released from hospital following horror car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

British boxer<\/a> Anthony Joshua has been released from hospital, Nigerian authorities said late on Wednesday night (local time).<\/p>\n

The two-time former heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medallist is lucky to be alive after he was involved in a fatal car crash near Lagos on Monday which killed two of his close associates and team members<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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According to his promoter, Joshua had been under \u201cobservation\u201d at Lagoon Hospital in Lagos while recovering from minor injuries.<\/p>\n

The Lagos state commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotoso, said in a statement on X that Joshua was discharged late Wednesday afternoon after being deemed clinically fit to recuperate from home.<\/p>\n

Once released, the 36-year-old was keen to show his love for his close mates.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnthony and his mother were at the funeral home in Lagos this afternoon to pay their final respects to his two departed friends as they were being prepared for repatriation scheduled for later this evening,\u201d Omotosho said.<\/p>\n

Joshua\u2019s close friends Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele were killed in the crash.<\/p>\n

Ghami was Joshua\u2019s strength and conditioning coach while Ayodele was his trainer. Just hours before the crash, Joshua and Ayodele posted clips on social media playing table tennis together.<\/p>\n

The accident took place on one of Nigeria\u2019s deadliest roads and has further amplified growing concerns about road safety in Nigeria, where accidents are common.<\/p>\n

Data showed the West African nation recorded 340 more deaths due to road accidents last year compared to 2023.<\/p>\n

It was a tragic end to 2025 for Joshua, who had recently won a bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul<\/a> on December 19, a fight he used to improve fitness in a bid to compete for further world titles.<\/p>\n

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