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Boxing heavyweight Anthony Joshua hospitalised after fatal road crash in Nigeria

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Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua was grimacing while getting assistnace from locals after being involved ina fatal road accident in Nigeria on December 29, 2025. [Photo: Adeniyi Orojo]

Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has sustained injuries in a serious road traffic accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two people travelling in the same vehicle.

The British boxing star, 36, sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment following the crash, which occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan highway near a petrol station. Joshua was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that reportedly collided with a stationary truck along the busy route.

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