Anthony Joshua injured in fatal car crash

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Boxing champion Anthony Joshua was among those injured in a fatal car crash in Nigeria on Monday, officials said.

Joshua was in the back seat of a vehicle traveling on the Ogun-Lagos highway when the accident, which left two people dead, occurred, according to several reports. Nigerian officials said Joshua suffered minor injuries and was otherwise “fine.”

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Anthony Joshua fights against Jake Paul in a heavyweight boxing bout at the Kaseya Center on December 19, 2025. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

“Joshua was sitting behind the driver, with another person next to him,” said an eyewitness in Nigeria. The punch. “There was also a passenger sitting next to the driver, making four occupants in the Lexus that crashed. Their security guards were in the vehicle behind them before the crash.”

Lanre Ogunwalo, Ogun State Commissioner of Police told ESPN that a tire on Joshua’s vehicle “blew”, causing his driver to collide with an idle truck parked along the road.

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Anthony Joshua attends a press conference announcing his heavyweight boxing match against Jake Paul at the Kaseya Center on November 21, 2025. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

Joshua is the son of British Nigerian parents. He spent time at a Nigerian boarding school when he was younger, but returned to Britain after his parents divorced.

He participated in a show against Jake Paul earlier this month. He knocked out Paul in their fight, earning the 29th victory of his professional career.

Joshua is a three-time heavyweight champion. He has held the WBA Super Heavyweight Championship, the IBF Heavyweight Championship and the WBO Heavyweight Championship. He lost his titles to Alexander Ousyk back in September 2021.