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British boxer Anthony Joshua will initially stay in Nigeria to recover from injuries sustained in a fatal crash, his promoter announced on Thursday.
“As reported, Anthony was discharged from hospital last night and will remain in Nigeria for the next few days,” Matchroom Boxing said in a statement.
On Monday, a vehicle carrying the former heavyweight champion and two of his associates collided with a stopped truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the main highway connecting Ogun State and Lagos.
Two of his colleagues, Shina Gami and Latif “Rats” Ayodele, were killed.
Joshua was discharged from a hospital in Lagos on Wednesday afternoon and paid his condolences to his friends at the mortuary.
Joshua has family roots in Nigeria and briefly attended a boarding school there during his childhood. He also holds Nigerian nationality.
Lagos State Information Commissioner Gbenga Omotoso announced on Wednesday that Joshua had been discharged from the hospital after being clinically determined to be able to recuperate “at home.”
Gami was Joshua’s strength and conditioning coach and Ayodele was his trainer. Hours before the collision, Joshua and Ayodele posted a clip on social media of them playing table tennis together.
Additional sources of information • AP