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Published 12:48 29 Dec 2025 GMT
Updated 12:56 29 Dec 2025 GMT

Boxer Anthony Joshua has been involved in a fatal car crash in Nigeria and has suffered injuries, according to local reports.
Joshua’s vehicle, a Lexus Jeep, is reported to have been involved in a collision with another car, while investigations are ongoing regarding the circumstances of the crash.
The accident is reported to have occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
According to reports by eyewitnesses who helped at the scene, the 36-year-old British heavyweight has suffered minor injuries, but two other individuals have died as a result of the accident.
Joshua has been celebrating his win over Jake Paul in their heavyweight match earlier in December.
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