Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has formally made his means again to the health club, marking his first public steps towards restoration following a harrowing highway accident that shook the sports world final month.
The 36-year-old British-Nigerian boxer was seen partaking in mild exercises and pad periods simply 19 days after the tragic incident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which claimed the lives of two of his most trusted associates.
Taking to his social media, Joshua shared a collection of clips showcasing his return to bodily exercise, together with time on an train bike and swimming.
He captioned the footage with the phrase “psychological energy remedy,” suggesting that his return to the health club is as a lot about psychological therapeutic as it’s about bodily health.
Different pictures posted by the fighter included a defiant message, “I’m a fighter,” alongside a throwback picture of his legendary 2017 bout with Wladimir Klitschko, signaling his resilience throughout this darkish interval.
The accident occurred on December 29, 2025, whereas Joshua was on vacation in Nigeria. He had just lately arrived within the nation to have fun his sixth-round knockout victory over Jake Paul in Miami.
The collision occurred when the Lexus SUV he was touring in reportedly slammed right into a stationary truck close to the Sagamu interchange.
Whereas Joshua escaped with minor accidents and was discharged from a Lagos hospital on New 12 months’s Eve, the crash was deadly for his energy and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami, and his long-time coach, Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele. Each males had been integral elements of his camp and had been buried in London earlier this month.
Nonetheless, as Joshua makes an attempt to search out normalcy, the authorized fallout from the tragedy continues to unfold in Nigerian courts.
The motive force of the car, 47-year-old Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, is at present dealing with a number of legal prices, together with harmful driving and working a car and not using a legitimate license.
In the meantime, throughout a latest listening to on the Sagamu Justice of the Peace Courtroom, Kayode’s authorized staff argued that the crash was brought on by a sudden mechanical failure of the car’s brakes.