Former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a two-vehicle car accident that killed two people in Nigeria on Monday morning, local police said.

Fury’s own status is currently up in the air. He retired from the sport in January after back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, though it has been heavily rumoured that ‘The Gypsy King’ looks set to return in 2026 ahead of a potential meeting with long-term rival Anthony Joshua.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was in a "stable condition" in hospital after a car accident in Nigeria that killed two close friends and associates, his promoter announced.