Emotional Anthony Joshua drops career hint with plea to his ‘brothers’

The champion boxer has spoken for the first time since the car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his closest friends

Anthony Joshua has hinted that he is going to continue boxing following the car crash that resulted in the deaths of two of his closest friends.

The boxing star was involved in the crash, which claimed the lives of Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele and Sina Ghami in Nigeria earlier this month. Joshua escaped the crash with minor injuries. The chauffeur who was driving the car appeared in court in Nigeria charged with crimes including causing death by dangerous driving.

In the aftermath of the crash, there was some claims that the boxer intended on retiring. That was later denied. Speaking in a video on his YouTube channel, Joshua has now given the latest hint over his career.

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“I’ve lost people before, but I don’t think I’ve lost people like that, my left and my right. The mission must go on… I understand my duty,” he said.

He added: “I know what we’re going to do to continue – I don’t want to say ‘legacy’ – because I had a lot of those questions during my fight in Miami. ‘How does this affect your legacy?’ It ain’t about legacy, it’s about doing what’s right and I know I’m going to do what’s right for them. I know what I’ve got to do.

“I’m going to do what’s right by them and what’s right by their family.”

In the video which is titled “My Brothers Keeper For Life”, he speaks for just over six minutes and appears emotional. He spoke about what his friends meant to him.

“Not only did their parents, their uncles, their cousins, their friends and myself lose like two great men, we lost people that we dearly care about,” he said.

“[They were] major players in all of our lives, major, major players in all of our lives, it’s tough, it’s really tough.”

Fighting back tears, he added: “They’re my brothers, they’re my friends first and foremost.”

The video is the first time that Joshua has openly spoken about the crash. The only other public comment was a social media post on the morning of his friends funerals.

He posted two images on his Instagram story of his mother and three other women, with one holding a picture of Ghami. The post was captioned with: “My Brothers Keeper.”