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Anthony Joshua’s Last Instagram Story Takes On Tragic New Meaning After Car Crash

One tragic detail has recently emerged about those impacted by the car crash Anthony Joshua was in on December 29.
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On December 19, Joshua knocked Jake Paul out in the sixth round of their main event fight on Netflix. This was a massive outcome for Joshua, as there was a ton of pressure on AJ to defeat Paul, given the significant size, skill, and experience that the Olympic gold medalist and the two-time former heavyweight champion has over Paul.

Anthony Joshua went to Nigeria in the wake of his high-profile win. And news broke on the morning of December 29 that Joshua was involved in a car crash in Lagos that left two people dead. According to an X post from Ring Magazine, Joshua suffered minor injuries but is "fine".

It's being reported that Joshua was in the back of a Lexus jeep that collided with a stationary truck along a busy highway. Nigeria's Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that the Lexus was "suspected to be travelling beyond the legally prescribed speed limit," according to a December 29 article from Ring Magazine.

The Independent has posted a video on YouTube of Joshua exiting the vehicle, clearly in a lot of pain but seemingly all right.

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While there are still details to unpack regarding this developing story, a heartbreaking report has recently been made.

It is being reported that the two men who died in the car crash were named Latz and Sina. Sina was Joshua's strength and conditioning coach and was recently seen prepping Joshua for his fight against Jake Paul earlier this month, while Latz was AJ's personal trainer.

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Many members of the boxing community have spoken out about this tragic detail, including Chris Eubank Jr., who wrote in an X post, "Thank god our heavyweight champ survived that horrible car crash. And pray for the two fallen soldiers Latz & Sina & their families. I knew both… they were genuinely good men. Rest in Peace boys."

What's more, Joshua's most recent Instagram story before the car crash was him playing table tennis with Latz, and the post was captioned "@healthy_mindset dishing out table tennis smoke 😮‍💨".

It's tragic to see that Joshua and Latz were celebrating and enjoying each other's company shortly before this car crash took place. This is a massive blow to the boxing community and goes to show that life can be fleeting, regardless of the triumphs that the world's greatest have sustained.

Thoughts are with Joshua, the families of the victims, and all those impacted by this car crash.

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Grant Young is a Staff Writer for On SI’s Boxing, New York Mets, Indiana Fever, and Women’s Fastbreak sites. Before joining SI in 2024, he wrote for various boxing and sports verticals such as FanBuzz and NY Fights. Young has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in creative writing with an emphasis on sports nonfiction from the University of San Francisco, where he played five seasons of Division 1 baseball. He fought Muay Thai professionally in Thailand in 2023, loves a good essay, and is driven crazy trying to handle a pitpull puppy named Aura. Young lives in San Diego and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.