Nigerian authorities say British boxer Anthony Joshua released from hospital after road crash
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — British boxer Anthony Joshua He was discharged from the hospital, Nigerian officials said in a statement late Wednesday night.
The former two-time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist is a fatal traffic accident The incident killed two close friends and team members near Lagos on Monday.
Joshua, from promoter Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, was under “observation” at the Lagoon Hospital in Lagos while he recovered from minor injuries. said monday.
Lagos state information commissioner, Gbenga Omotoso, told X that Joshua was discharged on Wednesday afternoon after being deemed clinically fit to recover “at home”.
“Anthony and his mother were at the funeral home in Lagos this afternoon to pay their last respects to their two departed friends as they prepare to repatriate scheduled for later this evening,” Omotoso said. he said.
Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele lost their lives in the accident. Ghami was Joshua’s strength and conditioning coach, while Ayodele was the trainer. Just hours before the accident, Joshua and Ayodele posted clips of themselves playing table tennis together on social media.
Earlier on Wednesday, Hearn paid tribute to two victims after the vehicle he and Joshua were traveling in crashed into a stationary truck on a main road near Lagos.
“Rest in peace Latz and Sina. Your energy and loyalty, along with so many other wonderful qualities, will be sorely missed. I pray for strength and guidance for all their family, friends, and of course AJ during this very difficult time,” Hearn shared on Instagram.
The accident occurred at around 11am local time on a major thoroughfare on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which connects Ogun state to Lagos, the economic capital of the country. In the images on social media, Joshua can be seen being taken out of the vehicle that crashed while writhing in pain. Nigeria is the homeland of Joshua’s parents.
Accident raises concerns Road safety in Nigeriawhere accidents are common.
The West African country recorded 5,421 deaths in 9,570 traffic accidents in 2024, according to data from the country’s Federal Road Safety Corps. Its data showed that 340 more people died in traffic accidents last year compared to 2023.
Just 10 days before Joshua was injured in the crash fainted YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul netflix It’s a fight in Miami that he’s using to improve his conditioning to compete against future top boxing champions.
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