BOXING: Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after car crash in Nigeria

British former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital after being injured in a car accident in Nigeria's Ogun State that killed two of his friends, state governments said on Wednesday (December 31).

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January 1, 2026

BOXING: Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after car crash in Nigeria

British boxer Anthony Joshua gets into an emergency responders' vehicle after being involved in a car crash, in which he sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital, according to police, in Ogun State, Nigeria December 29, 2025 in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Sodiq Ayo/via REUTERS

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"Anthony Joshua was discharged from hospital late this afternoon. Though heavy hearted and full of emotions over the loss of his two close friends, he was deemed (clinically) fit to recuperate from home," the governments of Lagos and Ogun states said in a statement posted on X.

Joshua, 36, sustained minor injuries when the vehicle he was in collided with another car on Monday (December 29), killing two of his close friends and teammates.

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