Anthony Joshua’s car crash comes shortly after his heavyweight victory over YouTube star Jake Paul on 19 December. Joshua, who had been out of the ring since defeat by Daniel Dubois in September 2024, broke Paul’s jaw in two places during the six-round victory in Miami.
The fight earned the 36-year-old Briton a share of a reported £210m purse.
The bout, streamed on Netflix, was criticised by some – given Paul was a relative novice, and smaller than Joshua.
Joshua said he was “not worried” about the integrity of the fight and the “whole point of it” was to “create conversation”.
The accident happened this morning, when Joshua was travelling along a very busy expressway, seemingly in the back seat of a Lexus.
The road is commonly known as the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and it has been described by local media as one of Nigeria’s deadliest roads.
The Lagos-Ibadan expressway connects Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state and Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. It spans 127 km (79 miles).
It gets particularly busy during this time of year as many Nigerians travel back to the country from the diaspora to celebrate the festive period.
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