Anthony Joshua was damage in a automotive crash whereas on trip in Nigeria simply 10 days after his knockout win over Jake Paul.

The British boxer was driving as a passenger on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday morning when the crash occurred round 11 A.M. native time. Two individuals died within the accident, based on BBC reviews.

Video footage exhibits Joshua and not using a shirt and in ache inside a badly broken automotive. The entrance of the automobile took extreme harm within the crash. Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, mentioned he’s attempting to get extra particulars about what occurred.

“I am away on a family holiday and awoke to the news of this incident,” Hearn advised the Daily Mail.

“We are trying to contact Anthony and in the meantime we don’t want to speculate on how he is but thankfully he appears OK from what I have seen in the images,” Hearn mentioned. “We are awaiting more information on what has happened and will update in due course.”

The crash occurred on one among Nigeria’s busiest highways, recognized for heavy site visitors and harmful driving circumstances. Joshua has Nigerian heritage by his father and sometimes visits the nation.

Hearn mentioned Joshua seems to be OK based mostly on the photographs he’s seen, however the crew continues to be gathering info on his situation and the reason for the crash. Joshua was celebrating his current victory over YouTube star Jake Paul in Miami.

The former two-time heavyweight champion knocked out Paul within the sixth spherical on December 19 on the Kaseya Center.

The battle drew 33 million viewers on Netflix, making it one of many most-watched boxing matches lately. Joshua dropped Paul 4 instances within the sixth spherical earlier than the referee stopped the battle.

Paul suffered a damaged jaw in two locations from the knockout punch and wanted surgical procedure. Doctors mentioned Paul ought to take a full 12 months off from boxing to get better.

Joshua’s win improved his report to 29-4, with 26 knockouts. The victory moved him nearer to a possible battle with Tyson Fury, who just lately retired however might return for the suitable opponent.

The 35-year-old Joshua held the unified heavyweight championship twice – from 2017 to 2019 and once more from 2019 to 2021. He misplaced his titles to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 however has been working his approach again towards one other title shot.

Joshua’s knockout of Paul was his first battle within the United States since 2019. The win proved he nonetheless has the ability to compete on the highest stage of heavyweight boxing.

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