Anthony Joshua lost two of his closest friends and team-mates in a car crash in Nigeria in late 2025, and has since opened up on the grief he has had to deal with in the weeks since
Anthony Joshua held back tears as he opened up about the death of two of his closest friends and team-mates in a tragic car crash in Nigeria.
The 36-year-old boxing legend was travelling in an SUV as a passenger along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on the morning of December 29, when the vehicle he and four others were inside of crashed into a stationary truck parked at the side of the road.
As a result of the crash, two men – who have since been named as Sina Ghami and Kevin Ayodele – were pronounced dead at the scene, while Joshua was taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries. And now, speaking on his YouTube channel, Joshua has explained how his life has changed in the month after losing two of his nearest.
Joshua said: “This is the best way I could reach out to all of you far and wide, worldwide who are showing so much love, care, support through that tragic, traumatic time where we lost Lats and Sina in Nigeria.
“The last time I spoke to you guys was in Miami. We had so many plans to wrap up 2025 and we were on a mission. We were on a mission. We went back home, went to see our families, and everything just got flipped upside on its head.
“God’s the best planner. We can plan to the best of our capabilities, but that was such an unforeseen circumstance that was out of all of our control.
“Not only did their parents, their uncles, their cousins, their friends and myself lose two great men, we lost people who we dearly care about and have been major players in all of our lives.
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