Anthony Joshua, the former world heavyweight champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist, was released from the hospital two days after following a fatal car accident in Nigeria.
The boxing star, who recently won a match against Jake Paul, was discharged from Lagoon Hospital in Ikoyi, Nigeria. Doctors initially identified some minor injuries but have now declared him clinically fit.
The car crash occurred Monday on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Joshua was travelling in a Lexus SUV that struck by a stationary truck. The tragic incident took the lives of two of his close aides and trainers, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami.
The Ogun State police are conducting a full-fledged investigation into the circumstances that led to the fatal crash. The Federal Road Safety Corps stated that “during an overtaking maneuver” the driver lost control of the car.
However, according to the police commissioner, “The accident happened as a result of a burst tire on AJ’s vehicle which caused the driver to lose control and the vehicle to swerve into the stationary truck parked along the road.”
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu personally expressed his grief and condolences to the families of the deceased.
After defeating Jake Paul, Joshua was looking forward to fighting Tyson Fury in the fall but it is uncertain how much time it will take for the fighter to recover from the physical, mental and emotional trauma that changed his life forever.
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