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British boxer and former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is “stable” in hospital after a car crash that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday.
Medical professionals confirmed that the two patients hospitalized after the accident were stable, according to a joint statement from the Lagos and Ogun state governments.
Authorities have not said who was driving the car Joshua was in, and investigations are ongoing.
“It is with deep sadness that it has been confirmed that two close friends and team members, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, have tragically passed away,” Matchroom Boxing said in a statement.
This statement also confirmed that Joshua had been taken to hospital and would remain under observation, although his condition was deemed stable.
Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho, confirmed the accident in a post on
The Ogun State Police said in a statement that the vehicle Joshua was in, a Lexus SUV, was involved in the accident “in circumstances which are currently under investigation.”
The release said Joshua was sitting in the back of the vehicle and suffered minor injuries.
According to a statement by Olusegun Ogungbemide, spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, preliminary investigations indicated that the vehicle “exceeded the legally prescribed speed limit on the corridor, lost control during an overtaking maneuver and collided with a stationary truck”, which was on the side of the road.
Nigeria is Joshua’s parents’ homeland and he briefly attended boarding school there when he was 11 years old.
“Life is more important than boxing”
Joshua beat YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on Dec. 19 in a fight in Miami, which he was using to regain his in-ring sharpness. Joshua lost the 2021 world heavyweight title to Oleksandr Usyk.
“Life is much more important than boxing. I pray for the lives lost, for AJ and for everyone who was affected by today’s unfortunate accident,” Paul said Monday.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has told Daily Mail Sport he is trying to find out the extent of Joshua’s injuries.
“We are trying to contact Anthony and in the meantime we don’t want to speculate on his condition, but luckily he looks fine from what I’ve seen in the footage.”
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said he called Joshua to the hospital.
“I spoke with AJ on the phone to personally offer my condolences on the passing of his two associates,” the president said on
No further details on Joshua’s condition were given.
Photos on social media showed the boxer being extricated from a crashed vehicle as he grimaced in pain.
“Anthony Joshua is in an undisclosed hospital and is being treated for his injuries,” Ogun state police commissioner Lanre Ogunlowo told the Associated Press. He said he had no further information about the injuries.
Joshua is in talks to fight fellow Briton Tyson Fury in 2026.
