The former two-time world heavyweight champion is holidaying in Africa following his sixth-round knockout victory over YouTube-turned-boxing superstar Jake Paul in Miami less than a fortnight ago. According to reports, the incident happened along a busy highway of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway at 11am local time and unverified footage online appeared to show Joshua topless looking dazed in the passenger seats of a vehicle among broken glass. Anthony Joshua, left, defeated Jake Paul less than a fortnight ago in Miami (JC Ruiz/PA)Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn told told Daily Mail Sport: “I am away on a family holiday and awoke to the news of this incident. “We are trying to contact Anthony and in the meantime we don’t want to speculate on how he is but thankfully he appears OK from what I have seen in the images. The Press Association has contacted Joshua’s promoter and publicist.

Source: Express December 29, 2025 13:46 UTC