Nigerian-born British Boxer Anthony Joshua Involved in Fatal Road Accident in Ogun

By Adedapo Adesanya

Nigerian-born British boxer, Anthony Joshua, was involved in a road accident that claimed the lives of two persons in the Makun area of Sagamu, Ogun State on Monday.

Eyewitnesses report that the incident occurred along a busy highway of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The vehicle carrying Joshua, a Lexus Jeep with the number plate, KRD 850 HN, reportedly collided with a stationary truck.

According to Punch, Joshua sustained minor injuries, but two people died on the spot in the accident which occurred just before Danco Filling Station.

Joshua is in Nigeria, a week after knocking out Youtuber Jake Paul in the sixth round of their fight in Miami, USA.

The Britain’s two-time world heavyweight champion had not fought since a knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2024.

Joshua and Paul shared a $184 million prize pool following the heavyweight exhibition fight on December 20 in Miami, with Joshua taking $92 million, representing the biggest payday of his career.