Boxing-Briton Joshua hurt in fatal car crash in Nigeria


  • Boxing
  • Monday, 29 Dec 2025

Boxing - Daniel Dubois & Anthony Joshua - Media Workouts - Wembley Arena, London, Britain - September 18, 2024 Anthony Joshua speaks to the fans during the media workout Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Dec 29 (Reuters) - British ‌former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony ‌Joshua was involved in a car ‌accident in Nigeria's Ogun State that killed two people, local police said on Monday.

Joshua, 36, ‍sustained minor injuries when his ‍vehicle collided with ‌another car, Ogun State Police Command said, ‍adding ​that he had been taken to hospital and that they ⁠are investigating the cause of the ‌accident.

Joshua could not immediately be reached for comment.

Joshua, ⁠who ‍is the son of British-Nigerian parents, attended a boarding school in Ikenne, 53 ‍miles from where the crash ‌happened, before returning to Britain at age 12.

The accident occurred just over a week after Joshua knocked out American social media star Jake Paul in the sixth round of a bout in Miami.

Joshua ‌was returning to the ring after a 15-month layoff. He is expected to fight ​long-time rival Tyson Fury in 2026.

(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti in London, editing by Ed Osmond)

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