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British boxer Anthony Joshua has been released from hospital, Nigerian authorities said connected precocious Wednesday (December 31, 2025) night.
The two-time erstwhile heavyweight champion and Olympic golden medalist was progressive successful a fatal roadworthy clang adjacent Lagos connected Monday (December 29, 2025) which killed 2 of his adjacent associates and squad members.
Joshua had been nether “observation” astatine Lagoon Hospital successful Lagos portion recovering from insignificant injuries, promoter Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing said connected Monday.
The Lagos authorities commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotoso, said successful a connection connected X that Joshua was discharged precocious connected Wednesday day aft being deemed clinically acceptable to recuperate from “home.”
“Anthony and his parent were astatine the ceremonial location successful Lagos this day to wage their last respects to his 2 departed friends arsenic they were being prepared for repatriation scheduled for aboriginal this evening," Mr. Omotoso said.
Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele were killed successful the crash. Ghami was Joshua’s spot and conditioning manager portion Ayodele was a trainer. Just hours earlier the crash, Joshua and Ayodele posted clips connected societal media playing array tennis together.
Earlier connected Wednesday, Hearn paid tribute to the 2 victims aft the conveyance they were traveling successful with Joshua struck a stationary motortruck connected a large roadworthy adjacent Lagos.
Hearn posted connected Instagram: “Rest successful bid Latz and Sina. Your vigor and loyalty among truthful galore different large qualities volition beryllium profoundly missed. Praying for spot and guidance for each their family, friends and of people AJ during this precise hard time.”
The clang occurred connected a large thoroughfare — the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway which links Ogun authorities to Lagos, the country’s economical superior — astatine astir 11 a.m. section time. Footage connected societal media showed Joshua being extricated from a wrecked conveyance portion helium was wincing successful pain. Nigeria is the homeland of Joshua’s parents.
The mishap has elicited increasing concerns astir roadworthy information successful Nigeria, wherever accidents are common.
The West African federation recorded 5,421 deaths successful 9,570 roadworthy accidents successful 2024, according to information by the country’s Federal Road Safety Corps. Its information showed 340 much radical were killed successful roadworthy accidents past twelvemonth compared to 2023.
Just 10 days earlier being injured successful the accident, Joshua knocked retired YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul successful a Netflix bout successful Miami, a combat helium utilized to amended fittingness successful a bid to contention aboriginal top-flight boxing titles.
