Boxing superstar injured
Two dead! Anthony Joshua involved in car accident
Former boxing world champion Anthony Joshua has been slightly injured in a car accident in Nigeria that left two people dead. This was confirmed by the local police authorities on Monday. The car carrying Joshua had collided with another vehicle in which there were two fatalities. According to unconfirmed reports, Joshua, who was in the back seat, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Videos on the internet show Joshua being lifted out of a badly damaged car with his upper body bare and his face contorted in pain. The British-born son of Nigerian immigrants was sitting behind the driver's seat in the back seat. The accident is said to have occurred on a highway in Makun.
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps of the Nigerian state, five men were involved in the accident. According to initial findings, the car Joshua was in was speeding when it collided with a parked truck during an overtaking maneuver.
Promoter did not want to speculate for the time being
Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn told the Daily Mail that he was on family vacation and had learned of the incident in the morning: "We are trying to contact Anthony and do not want to speculate on his condition for the time being, but fortunately he seems to be fine from the pictures I have seen." They are waiting for further information and will then comment again.
Joshua was Olympic champion in 2012 and then world heavyweight champion for several years. In 2017, he won a spectacular title fight against Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko at London's Wembley Stadium. Just ten days ago, he caused a sensation with his victory against American internet star Jake Paul in Miami.
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