IS ANTHONY JOSHUA OKAY? THE TRUTH BEHIND HIS FATAL CAR CRASH IN NIGERIA
Anthony Joshua survived a fatal car crash in Nigeria that killed two. Read about his injuries and the status of his 2026 fights.
A family member related to Anthony Joshua was shocked by a bad car crash in Nigeria that killed two people. The boxer got minor injuries and had to go to the hospital.
The 36-year-old heavyweight was driving from Lagos to his family's place when it happened. The family member told the BBC they were waiting for Joshua to come for New Year's since they didn't see him at Christmas.
Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter and chairman of Matchroom, told Mirror Sport that he knew about the accident. He said Joshua was going to the hospital but was okay.
Photos from the crash site showed Joshua wincing as he got help from the wreckage. The crash was on the Lagos–Ibadan expressway near a Danco gas station, close to the Sagamu Interchange, which is northeast of Lagos.
Joshua's relative said, We hope he gets better soon, and we pray for the people who died to rest in peace. He usually comes around for the new year. We haven't seen him, so we were expecting him.
Local road safety people said that five men were in the crash. Two died, and two were fine. Joshua was one of them, and they said he had minor injuries before going to a hospital.
The boxer, who had beaten Jake Paul in a fight 10 days earlier, was in a two-car convoy with a security car behind him when they hit a parked truck.
Officials said that driving too fast and passing incorrectly caused the crash. The Federal Road Safety Corps tweeted, The Lexus Jeep was probably going too fast and lost control while trying to pass. It hit a truck parked on the side of the road.
Driving too fast and passing wrongly are big traffic problems and cause many deadly crashes on Nigerian roads.
Joshua was chilling after knocking out American YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in Miami, Florida, on December 19th. The former heavyweight champ filled in after Paul's fight with Gervonta 'Tank' Davis in November was cancelled.
During the fight, Joshua broke Paul's jaw in two places and won. This was after he lost to Daniel Dubois in 2024. Now, he might fight Tyson Fury again since they're talking about a fight.
He said, We got rid of the rust, and I'm ready for 2026. If Tyson Fury is serious and wants to stop talking trash on Twitter, put on some gloves and fight a real fighter who will fight anyone, and then step in the ring with me next.
If you're really tough, don't just talk, 'AJ this, AJ that.' Let's see you in the ring and fight.
TYSON FURY BLASTS ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER DANIEL DUBOIS STOPS FABIO WARDLEY IN MANCHESTER
Tyson Fury has labelled Anthony Joshua "chinny" after Daniel Dubois secured the WBO heavyweight title against a resilient Fabio Wardley.
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Tyson Fury wasted no time after Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley this past weekend, using the moment to take a shot at Anthony Joshua.
Dubois picked up his second heavyweight title Saturday night in Manchester, grabbing the WBO belt from Wardley in a wild, bloodied battle that’s already being called a fight of the year candidate.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Dubois, though. He hit the canvas twice in the first three rounds but bounced back hard, battering Wardley late and leaving his face a mess as the final bell sounded.
Wardley never actually went down during the fight, despite looking wobbly near the end. Credit to him for sheer toughness, but Dubois still beat him decisively. This was Dubois’ first victory since his massive upset over Anthony Joshua earlier in 2024, when he floored AJ four times in one night.
On Sunday, Fury chimed in about Dubois’ latest win. With his own fight against Joshua rumoured for later this year on Netflix, Fury saw an opening to stir the pot.
“Just been thinking about Dubois’ crazy fight last night,” Fury said. Dubois fought [Jarrell] Miller, stopped him, but never put him down. He fought. [Filip] Hrgovic stopped him but never put him down. Fought Wardley last night and stopped him, but didn’t put him down. He hit Usyk with bombs but didn’t drop him. But against Anthony Joshua? Drops him five times.”
Fury added, “I’m not saying Joshua’s got no chin, but facts are facts. Take it however you want. Nobody else went down, not Miller, not Hrgovic, not Usyk, not Wardley. But Joshua hits the deck five times? Chinny, get up, slink!”
Fury is coming off a comeback win over Arslanbek Makhmudov and has already signed on to fight Joshua this year. Joshua will warm up first against Albanian heavyweight Kristian Pregna in Saudi Arabia on July 25 before facing Fury.
Promoter Frank Warren says Fury vs. AJ will probably land in October, though Fury might want another tune-up, which could push things back a bit.
As for Dubois, he’s got options. There’s talk of a rematch with Wardley, a chance to settle the score with Usyk in a trilogy, or a domestic showdown with Moses Itauma. Dubois’ dad, Stan, told talkSPORT he’d rather see his son fight another British heavyweight next, not Usyk.
HOW DANIEL DUBOIS SURVIVED TWO KNOCKDOWNS TO STOP A BLOODY FABIO WARDLEY
"I had to dig deep." Read Daniel Dubois' full reaction to his stunning comeback victory against Fabio Wardley in Manchester.
The punch that changed everything wasn't thrown by either of the fighters.
Fabio Wardley came out blazing in his title defence, dropping Daniel Dubois just 10 seconds in. He did it again in the third round, making it look like his big night. But then, something strange happened. As Dubois got up after the fourth round, his trainer, Don Charles, slapped him hard on both cheeks.
That’s when Dubois woke up. “I had to make him realise what he needed to do,” Charles said afterwards. It’s not exactly the kind of thing you see at team-building seminars, but it worked. Dubois turned on, and suddenly Wardley’s reign started to unravel.
Wardley had picked Dubois for the first fight since collecting the WBO belt that Oleksandr Usyk dropped. Honestly, it looked like a smart pick: he dropped Dubois twice and set the tone. But after that slap, Dubois started seeing Wardley’s moves coming; those wild lunges became easier to dodge.
He landed his stiff jab and followed up with savage right hands. Wardley’s jaw somehow took the hits, but his nose was pouring blood, and his right eye was almost swollen shut. He kept pushing forward, showing crazy heart, while Dubois just kept piling on. The fight turned into a brutal spectacle, the kind you can’t look away from.
Wardley got checked twice by doctors but kept fighting. Honestly, it could've stopped before the second-to-last round, when referee Howard Foster finally stepped in. Dubois got his second world title; Wardley, battered and worn, just managed a thumbs up to his mum.
Dubois summed it up later: “I had to dig really deep. When you’re a warrior, you go to dark places. I was nervous at first, all over the place, and had to fight my own battles. That slap woke me up. My dad and everyone were in my corner; I couldn’t let them down.
“Fabio came to fight; he was tough. We were exhausted; it was a real war. I had to use all my skills to win. Great fight, great battle, and I’m No. 1 again.” Sure, Usyk might argue about that, but Dubois proved something; he got up off the canvas and won.
People have called Dubois a quitter since the Joe Joyce fight six years ago. Wardley himself thought Dubois would fold again in Manchester, and for three rounds it looked like he was right until reality snapped Dubois awake.
