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 TARGETS ANTHONY JOSHUA IMMEDIATELY AFTER SATURDAY'S CLASH WITH MAKHMUDOV
Is Anthony Joshua vs Wilder happening? Eddie Hearn reveals AJ’s recovery plan and the path to a Tyson Fury mega-fight.
Tyson Fury really wants Anthony Joshua as his next opponent, but he’s looking for a tune-up fight first. This weekend, Fury finally steps back into the ring in London, facing Arslanbek Makhmudov. He’s hoping to shake off any ring rust and set up some massive fights for later in the year. Joshua sits right at the top of that list.
Everyone thought Fury and Joshua would meet this summer, but things changed after Joshua’s car accident last December. Joshua now seems focused on getting a warm-up fight himself before diving into anything big with Fury.
Still, Fury is eager to go straight into a Joshua showdown. Speaking about it, Fury said, “I've got Arslanbek Makhmudov to think of on Saturday night, but if all goes well, Joshua is the fight I want next. I know he just had his fight with Jake Paul, whatever, a fight’s a fight. Yeah, I’ll be ready for that straight away after this.”
Fury hasn’t picked a date for his next fight yet, but he’s aiming for three bouts this year. He might want to fit in another match before going toe-to-toe with Joshua, so their schedules might not line up perfectly.
On Joshua’s side, he’s back in training with Oleksandr Usyk and planning a summer return. He was even at ringside to watch Deontay Wilder beat Derek Chisora. After the fight, Wilder called Joshua out, leading to an awkward face-off.
Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, thinks Wilder could work as the ideal tune-up before facing Fury at the end of the year. Hearn said, “This is what I want. We need a warm-up fight before Tyson Fury, because AJ’s recovering from his accident. We’ll take Deontay Wilder as that warm-up and then fight Tyson Fury in December. And I’ve got to give credit to Wilder—he looked sharper against Chisora than he has in a while.”
TYSON FURY CONFESSES "HEARTBREAKING" DOUBTS AHEAD OF MAKHMUDOV CLASH THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
Fury vs Makhmudov preview: Tyson talks Netflix debut, retirement jitters, and his "shoot me" warning to his team.
Tyson Fury’s got some doubts kicking in as his big comeback draws near. After losing twice to Usyk in 2024, Fury decided he’d had enough and hung up his gloves. He stayed out of the ring for a whole year, then, in a move probably nobody expected, announced he was coming back on January 4.
He’s set to fight Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this Saturday, with Netflix streaming the bout live. But, honestly, Fury’s feeling the jitters. Watching Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora go at it the other night didn’t help, either. Their wild brawl at the O2 ended with Wilder grabbing a split decision, but the fight looked pretty rough, almost sad. Fury admitted he was shaken up seeing two veteran fighters struggle; it made him wonder if he could be heading down the same path.
He’s coming out of retirement to take on Russian heavyweight Makhmudov in London on April 11. Fans can catch the action live on Netflix, which you get free if you grab Sky’s £15 Essential TV bundle or their £24 Ultimate TV bundle (that one also throws in HBO Max and Disney+).
Talking to The Sun, Fury said, “After watching Deontay and Chisora the other night, it was hard to watch for me. It was sad. Heartbreaking. I’d never seen two men slide as much in my life as those two. I’m thinking, ‘Am I f***ing next? Is this me?”
In another interview, this time with Ring Magazine, Fury confessed he’s told his team what to do if things start going south on Saturday night against Makhmudov. “I said to the boys, ‘If I’m even 10 per cent as bad as those guys in my fight, take me out to the field and shoot me. Put me out to pasture.’”
He knows he’s been away a while. “By the time the fight comes around on Saturday, I’ll have been out of the ring 16 months. At 37 years old, 16 months is a long time. I have a little bit of stuff to think about in my own mind and see how I am.”
