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Boxer Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria highway crash: media, police source

Published: 29 Dec 2025 - 05:14 pm | Last Updated: 29 Dec 2025 - 05:17 pm
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AFP

British boxer Anthony Joshua arrives for his non-title heavyweight bout against US boxer and influencer Jake Paul at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida on December 19, 2025.

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a fatal highway accident that killed two people on December 29, 2025, Nigerian media reported.

Punch newspaper said the crash occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway when the car he was riding in collided with a truck.