Anthony Joshua is blessed to be alive today. The British heavyweight and Olympic gold medalist was riding in a Lexus and survived a crash on Monday morning. His fatal crash happened on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
The Ogun State Police Command stated that Joshua was a passenger in a Lexus SUV. He may have survived, but two families are heartbroken after their loved ones did not.
The two dead are “male foreign nationals”, the Ogun State government said. They have since been identified. The two people who died in the Anthony Joshua crash were coaches and close friends of Joshua.
🚨 The two people who died in the Anthony Joshua crash were coaches and close friends of his, Latz and Sina
– Sina was his strength and conditioning coach, who can be seen here preparing him for his Jake Paul fight 2 weeks ago
– Latz was AJ’s personal trainer
RIP to both 💔 pic.twitter.com/Xn3Q4baBlh
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) December 29, 2025
Anthony Joshua’s Strength & Conditioning Coach Sina Evovle was one of them. The second man was AJ’s personal trainer, Latz.
SAD! 🚨Anthony Joshua ‘s Strength & Conditioning Coach “Sina Evovle” and his close friend “ Healthy_Mindset” on Instagram have been reported DEAD in the car accident earlier today. pic.twitter.com/WmkfMJScMl
— CulturedUpdates (@CulturedUpdatez) December 29, 2025
One person pointed out that Joshua and Sina Evovle were playing table tennis just hors before the wreck.
Tragic news in Lagos Ibadan expressway😔: AJ Fitness coach HealthyMindet reportedly dies in a car crash with Anthony Joshua, just 7 hours after playing table tennis 🏓 with him. Two lives lost, one recovering — the shocking accident has shaken fans across Nigeria 🇳🇬. pic.twitter.com/uCHRolktQg
— ThatOjoBoy (@ThatOjoBoy) December 29, 2025
A car crash in Nigeria sent former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to the hospital. The British boxer suffered minor injuries in the collision. Joshua’s friend has reportedly said he is “ok but badly shaken up.”
The former two-time world heavyweight champion had been celebrating in Africa days after his high-profile fight with Jake Paul. Joshua knocked out the YouTuber-turned-boxer in six rounds in Miami.
Officials suspect Joshua’s vehicle crashed into a stationary truck after blowing a tire. Anthony Joshua sat shirtless in the back of his vehicle, wincing in pain as cameras photographed him. In a statement posted on X, the Ogun government described the incident as “deeply unfortunate and painful.”
Recovering from his injuries is one thing for the boxing legend, but his mental health might be in worse shape. He just lost two good friends with whom he will never speak again.
