My people, wetin I go tell you na wetin dey happen with our guy Anthony Joshua. E don land for serious gbege after dat car crash wey happen for Naija wey carry two of im close paddy dem go meet their creator. E be like say boxing na wetin dey worry am for now.
This serious matter dey shake everybody wey sabi AJ. His promoter, Eddie Hearn, don talk say e no sure when or if AJ go return to ring at all! Na just weeks after dat accident wey carry im trainer Latif Ayodele and condition coach Sina Ghami waka go. E don resume training for Dubai but no boxing matter dey ground.
Hearn wey go visit am for Dubai, talk say AJ dey still mourn im friends wey e lose. E say, “I just happy to see am. Na my first time to see am since di crash and e no easy. E dey keep him busy and dey work on im body to recover. E dey train for im own mind, no be to fight again yet.”
No be lie, as AJ dey use dis training as mental strength therapy. Even when e dey hit pads, no be boxing comeback na im dey think, na to recover and get better. But, him uncle, Adedamola, come yarn say AJ don talk for family say he fit retire after di crash. Tori don dey fly everywhere, who we go believe?
Former opponent Oleksandr Usyk don pop out talk say AJ still get fire for im belly to continue fight. E don talk say, “I hear di desire for him voice. E still wan fight for di friends wey e lose.” E no go easy for AJ, man don face serious challenge.
Meanwhile, di driver wey cause di accident, Adeniyi Kayode don show face for court, charged for careless driving and wetin wetin. Dem don adjourn di case till 25 February. But AJ family no wan see driver suffer. Dem dey take am easy, say na faith dey carry dem.
Dis tori dey show say life suppose balance. Dem friends wey AJ lose no go fit come back, but e go need strong mind and support to fit move forward. We dey watch wetin go happen next, but for now, we dey send love and light to our guy AJ. Make e no forget say e get plenty paddy for back wey dey support am!
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