This na wah! Everybody dey talk am as our heavyweight champ, Anthony Joshua, don face serious tragedy for Lagos. Just as he dey chill for new year with him family, bam! Accident crash come scatter the matter.
Na him two close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, wey dey by him side don meet untimely end for this accident. Dis kind thing no suppose happen to anybody, my people. The boxing world dey mourn, and AJ dey deal with the emotional weight of losing his day-one guys.
As dem talk say life no dey sweet, Joshua just win Jake Paul for Netflix fight after one long break, and everybody dey look forward to him next move get ready for fight for Saudi Arabia next month. But now, everything don change. Na so life be, my people.
The crash happen near Lagos and eyewitnesses talk say those wey dey inside Joshua car, dem dey try to maneuver as car dey speed, before e jam one truck wey just dey rest for road. People wey dey there say AJ dey trapped for car for 20 minutes before help come. But e still manage waka come out by himsef, greet the crowd, and thank every person wey come assist am. Na real hero make we dey talk am like that!
Plenty tributes don pour in for Sina and Latif. Boxer Chris Eubank Jr don dey send him condolence, dey pray for the families of the dead guys. Even Jake Paul wey just fight AJ safe post for social media, expressing in sadness. Latif and Ghami no be just team members; dem be family!
Dem say Nigeria President, Bola Tinubu, don call AJ to console am, and dey assure am say him dey get the best care wey money fit buy. This ain’t the first time Joshua dey receive plenty love from him country; him na pride of Nigeria, and everybody dey root for am.
The statement from Matchroom, wey dey manage Joshua, confirm say AJ dey stable after dem rush am go hospital for treatment. Him dey get all the care wey him need. But the loss of Ghami and Latif don cast deep shadow for this season. People wey don work with dem dey express their heartfelt sadness.
As the world dey mourn these two great men, fighters like Shannon Courtenay dey talk say life really dey too short. Just last week dem dey catch fun for Miami; today, we dey talk of death. Life no get warning o!
Joshua dey try navigate this heavy loss while him career dey hang for balance too. Everything wey dey happen now dey remind us say nothing dey more important pass life and friendship. Na so e be for this life. We go dey keep our eyes watch for wetin go happen next for Joshua’s career, but for now, the focus na on how e go heal from this heartache.
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