By our reporter 8.1.2026
Former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has paid tribute to his two departed associates who were killed in a December 29, 2025, car crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near Sagamu, Ogun State.
Joshua and the driver of the Lexus SUV Kayode Adeniyi escaped death in the crash narrowly, but his friends Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami who were seated at the right side of the car, which impacted on a parked truck died on the spot.
Their bodies were flown back to the Uk and buried, while Joshua and the family of the deceased are left to mourn their untimely exit.
“Thank you for all the love and care you have shown my brothers. I didn’t even realise how special they are,” Joshua,36, posted on Instagram.
Meanwhile former UFC champion Kamaru Usman has expressed regrets after posting conversation he had with Joshua was posted on YouTube.
Joshua still grieving over the loss of his friends Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele had a facetime with Kamuru where Joshua talked about his loss while receiving treatment in the hospital.
“After seeing what’s being written it’s quite heartbreaking. Being on camera that whole day in preparation for The AKO show, it completely slipped my mind that my conversation was recorded.
“I realized after and asked about it. I take full responsibility for not properly watching the video that was released and keeping my private conversation with my brother AJ private. SMH. Big L on me. That’s not something I would ever do to a friend/ brother.”