Anthony Joshua has been injured in a car crash in Nigeria which killed two people, according to reports.
The heavyweight boxer, 36, was involved in the incident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday, Punch newspaper reports.
An eyewitness told Punch: “It was a two-vehicle convoy: a Lexus SUV and a Pajero SUV. Joshua was seated behind the driver, with another person beside him.
“There was also a passenger sitting beside the driver, making four occupants in the Lexus that crashed. His security detail was in the vehicle behind them before the crash.
“Other eyewitnesses and I began the rescue and flagged down oncoming vehicles to assist. A few minutes after the crash, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps arrived.”
The Independent has contacted Joshua’s representatives for comment.
Video footage of the incident shows Joshua sitting in the car, which appeared to have sustained heavy damage in the incident. He is then helped out from it,
The BBC has reported that two people died in the crash which also injured Joshua. It said it has been told by Ogun State Police Command that Joshua and other injured people have been taken to “an undisclosed hospital”.
It added that police said Joshua sustained minor injuries but is “fine”.
The crash comes days after Joshua knocked out Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a fight in Miami.
The British boxer beat Paul in six rounds in his first fight since a defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
He called out Tyson Fury after the victory on 20 December, with reports suggesting the two are close to agreeing a long-awaited fight in Saudi Arabia in 2026.
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