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Boxing champion Anthony Joshua was among those injured in a fatal car crash in Nigeria on Monday, authorities said.
Joshua was in the back seat of a vehicle traveling on the Ogun-Lagos Highway when the accident occurred, which left two other people dead, according to multiple reports. Nigerian officials said Joshua suffered minor injuries and was otherwise “doing well.”
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Anthony Joshua fights Jake Paul during a heavyweight boxing match at the Kaseya Center on December 19, 2025. (Sam Navarro/Image Images)
“Joshua was sitting behind the driver, with another person next to him,” a witness told Nigerian newspaper The Punch. “There was also a passenger sitting next to the driver, making four occupants in the Lexus that crashed. Their safety equipment was in the vehicle behind them before the accident.”
Ogun State Police Commissioner Lanre Ogunwalo told ESPN that a tire on Joshua's vehicle “burst,” causing its driver to crash into an idling truck parked along the road.
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Anthony Joshua looks on during a press conference announcing his heavyweight boxing match against Jake Paul at the Kaseya Center on November 21, 2025. (Sam Navarro/Image Images)
Joshua is the son of British Nigerian parents. He spent time at a Nigerian boarding school when he was younger, but returned to Britain after his parents divorced.
He participated in a show against Jake Paul earlier this month. He knocked out Paul in their fight, earning the 29th victory of his professional career.
Joshua is a three-time heavyweight champion. He has held the WBA Super Heavyweight Championship, IBF Heavyweight Championship and WBO Heavyweight Championship. He lost his titles against Oleksandr Usyk in September 2021.
Anthony Joshua during his fight against Jake Paul on December 19, 2025. (REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo)
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It is unclear when Joshua will return to the ring.
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