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Anthony Joshua Issues First Public Tribute to Friends Killed in Nigeria Crash
Anthony Joshua thanked supporters and vowed to help fulfill the goals of his deceased friends, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, who died in a Lagos crash on Dec. 29.
- On Jan 29, Anthony Joshua broke his silence with a YouTube tribute, describing Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele as his 'brothers' after the December crash in Nigeria.
- On Dec 29, an SUV carrying five people struck a parked truck on the Lagos–Ibadan expressway, killing Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele while Joshua sustained minor injuries.
- Speaking directly to fans, Joshua held back tears describing Ghami and Ayodele as 'brothers' and pledged to 'do what's right by their family' while thanking supporters.
- Their funerals were held on January 4 at a mosque in London, and a chauffeur appeared in court on January 20 charged with four offences while defence lawyer Olalekan Abiodun claimed brake malfunction.
- Joshua said the 'mission must go on' and indicated he may continue boxing as a tribute, but the crash weeks after beating Jake Paul leaves the Tyson Fury fight, who returns April 11, uncertain.
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Anthony Joshua fights back tears talking about friends killed in harrowing Nigeria car crash
Anthony Joshua, 36, dropped his head as his voice wavered, fighting back tears at the thought of his childhood friends, personal trainer Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele and recovery therapist Sina Ghami, who died when the Lexus SUV he was traveling in colliding with a truck near Lagos, Nigeria on Dec. 29.
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