British Boxer Anthony Joshua to Recuperate in Nigeria After Fatal Car Crash
British Boxer Anthony Joshua to Recuperate in Nigeria After Fatal Car Crash
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Quick summary: Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will remain in Nigeria to recover from injuries sustained in a car crash on Monday that killed two of his associates, Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele. Joshua was released from a Lagos hospital on Wednesday.
British boxer Anthony Joshua is staying in Nigeria to recuperate after a vehicle carrying him and two associates crashed into a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday. Matchroom Boxing confirmed on Thursday that Joshua, who was released from a Lagos hospital on Wednesday afternoon, will remain in the country over the coming days. The crash resulted in the deaths of Joshua’s strength and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami, and trainer, Latif “Latz” Ayodele. Joshua paid his respects to his deceased friends at the morgue. The Lagos state commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotoso, stated on Wednesday that Joshua had been discharged after being deemed clinically fit to recover from “home.” Joshua, who holds Nigerian nationality and has family roots there, briefly attended boarding school in the country as a child. Hours before the crash, Joshua and Ayodele had posted social media clips playing table tennis together.
Source: www.euronews.com
