Anthony Joshua car crash: How is Nigerian-British boxer after road accident? Where is former world heavyweight champion?

Anthony Joshua has suffered injuries in the car crash. Photos on social media show the boxer being extricated from a wrecked vehicle while he was wincing in pain. The accident occurred on a major thoroughfare linking Ogun state, a nearby city, to Lagos, Nigeria's economic center. "Anthony Joshua is in an undisclosed hospital being treated for his injuries," Lanre Ogunlowo, the commissioner of police for Ogun state, told the AP. He said he has no further information on the injuries.

The Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was involved in a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday. The Lagos state commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotoso, confirmed the accident in a post on X, adding that the government had sent ambulances to the crash site. Local media reports said Anthony Joshua has been transferred to a hospital.

Anthony Joshua Car Crash Accident

According to a statement by Olusegun Ogungbemide, spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, preliminary investigations indicate the vehicle “to be travelling beyond the legally prescribed speed limit on the corridor, lost control during an overtaking manoeuvre and crashed into a stationary truck," which was by the side of the road.

The Ogun state government said in a statement that “preliminary reports indicate that two male foreign nationals died on the spot”. The identities of the victims are yet to be identified.

Nigeria is the homeland of Joshua's parents and where he briefly went to boarding school at the age of 11.

Joshua had recently beaten YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on December 19 in a bout in Miami, which he was using to regain sharpness in the ring ahead of an attempt to reclaim the world heavyweight title, which he lost in 2021 to Oleksandr Usyk.

He has been in talks to fight fellow Briton Tyson Fury in 2026.

FAQs

Q1. What was result between Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul?

A1. Anthony Joshua had recently beaten YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on December 19 in a bout in Miami, which he was using to regain sharpness in the ring ahead of an attempt to reclaim the world heavyweight title, which he lost in 2021 to Oleksandr Usyk.

Q2. When will Anthony Joshua fight next?

A2. Anthony Joshua has been in talks to fight fellow Briton Tyson Fury in 2026.