Anthony Joshua Injured in Deadly Nigeria Highway Crash, Two Killed

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a fatal highway accident in Nigeria on Monday, which claimed the lives of two people. The crash occurred on the busy Lagos–Ibadan expressway. Images circulating online showed a shaken Joshua surrounded by shattered glass inside a damaged vehicle. A Nigerian police source confirmed the British boxer of Nigerian heritage was involved in the incident. Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, told Daily Mail Sport that the fighter was on a family holiday and learned of the crash afterward. Local media reported that the car Joshua was traveling in collided with a truck. A witness told Punch newspaper that Joshua was riding in a two-vehicle convoy, seated behind his driver. Two passengers—one in Joshua’s vehicle and one in the other—were killed at the scene. The incident comes weeks after Joshua knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a Netflix-backed bout in Miami. Authorities have not released further details on the cause of the crash.