ANTHONY JOSHUA INJURED IN A DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT
Lagos, Nigeria (December 29th, 2025)– British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a fatal car crash in Nigeria on Monday, December 29, 2025, which reportedly left two people dead. He is believed to have sustained only minor injuries.
The collision occurred on the busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Makun, Ogun State, Nigeria. A Lexus Jeep in which Joshua was a passenger reportedly collided with a stationary truck. Two people tragically died at the scene of the crash, while Joshua suffered minor injuries and was pulled from the wreckage.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is currently underway by local authorities.
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has stated that he is in the process of contacting Anthony Joshua and, thankfully, he appears to be okay based on images from the scene, but they are awaiting more information. The news comes just ten days after Joshua’s recent victory over Jake Paul.
An eyewitness, named as Adeniyi Orojo, who was also described as ‘part of the rescue mission’ described the full horror of the collision.
Orojo told Punch: “It was a two-vehicle convoy: a Lexus SUV and a Pajero SUV. Joshua was seated behind the driver, with another person beside him.
“There was also a passenger sitting beside the driver, making four occupants in the Lexus that crashed. His security detail was in the vehicle behind them before the crash.
“Other eyewitnesses and I began the rescue and flagged down oncoming vehicles to assist. A few minutes after the crash, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps arrived. The passenger beside the driver and Joshua died on the spot.”
Real Combat Media will provide updates as soon as we get them on this developing story.
