The 36-year-old lost two close friends and team members, Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif, in the December collision. Joshua had been travelling in a black Lexus Jeep during the incident, which reportedly struck a stationary truck parked alongside the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
The driver of the vehicle carrying Joshua, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, has since been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care, and driving without a valid driver’s licence. The 46-year-old appeared before Sagamu Magistrates Court in Ogun State near Lagos in February.
Joshua returned to the UK in early January following his discharge from hospital. The former Olympic champion has since been back in the gym as he continues his road to recovery.
He has now been spotted in public for the first time since the devastating crash, attending Saturday evening’s contest between Chisora and Wilder.
The heavyweight clash sees Britain’s Chisora step back into the ring for the first time in over a year, in what is set to be his final professional fight. His most recent outing was a unanimous decision victory over Otto Wallin in February 2025. The 42-year-old will be hoping to bow out on a high with a victory over America’s Wilder, who has claimed just two wins from his last six bouts.
Concerns have been raised that Joshua could soon follow Chisora into retirement from the sport following the devastating loss of his friends.
However, promoter Eddie Hearn has recently expressed his confidence to Sky Sports that Joshua will make a comeback to boxing once he has had sufficient time to recover.
He said: « He will need his time physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually before he makes a decision on his future. I do think he will want to return to boxing, but that will be his decision when the time is right.
« It is certainly not a conversation I’ll be having with him any time soon. The only conversation is ‘are you OK?’ and sometimes we find people will give that facade of being OK, but what happened to him is not normal and heartbreaking for all involved.
« When the time is right, I believe he will make his decision and you will hear it from him.
« That is the only voice you should listen to in that respect and we’ll give him his time to make that decision and heal. »
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