https://www.scmp.com/rss/501207/feed The latest news on Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer, including boxing news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com dpa dpa Anthony Joshua has returned to the gym as he continues his recovery from a car crash which killed two of his close friends. The former world heavyweight champion was injured in the crash in Nigeria on December 29, which killed Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele. Joshua posted a video on Snapchat showing him working out, hitting pads, exercising and riding a stationary bike. One of the clips carried the slogan “mental strength therapy”. Joshua, who was born in Watford to Nigerian parents, was on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3340154/anthony-joshua-returns-gym-following-car-crash-killed-two-his-close-friends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3340154/anthony-joshua-returns-gym-following-car-crash-killed-two-his-close-friends?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:00:09 +0000 dpa dpa Tyson Fury has said he will return to boxing in 2026 nearly a year after he announced his latest retirement from the ring. After a second points loss to heavyweight rival Oleksandr Usyk for three of the four major world titles in December 2024, Fury confirmed the end of his professional career the following month. But Fury, who said he was bowing out of the sport after beating Dillian Whyte in April 2022 only to return later in the year, posted on Instagram on Sunday: “2026 is that year. Return... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3338685/tyson-fury-announces-return-retirement-ready-punch-men-face-get-paid-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3338685/tyson-fury-announces-return-retirement-ready-punch-men-face-get-paid-it?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:59:29 +0000 Agencies Agencies The driver of a car carrying British boxer Anthony Joshua that was involved in a fatal crash in Nigeria has been charged with reckless and dangerous driving, police in Nigeria’s southwestern Ogun state said on Friday. Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was driving the boxer and two of his friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, on a busy highway linking Lagos and Ibadan in southwest Nigeria when the Lexus SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck on Monday. Kayode is expected to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3338579/nigeria-police-charge-driver-fatal-anthony-joshua-car-crash-dangerous-driving?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3338579/nigeria-police-charge-driver-fatal-anthony-joshua-car-crash-dangerous-driving?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:45:57 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital, state officials said on Wednesday, after surviving a fatal car accident in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends. Joshua was travelling with friends Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele on a busy highway linking Lagos and Ibadan in the southwest of the country when their SUV rammed into a stationary truck. The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (Trace) in Ogun state, where the accident occurred, said... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3338356/ex-boxing-champ-anthony-joshua-discharged-hospital-after-surviving-fatal-car-crash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3338356/ex-boxing-champ-anthony-joshua-discharged-hospital-after-surviving-fatal-car-crash?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jan 2026 01:38:48 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse 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 said on Monday. Pictures circulating online showed a shirtless Joshua – a British national of Nigerian heritage – surrounded by what appeared to be broken window glass on the seats around him. Joshua’s promoter said the boxer’s “close friends and team members” Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele were killed and Joshua... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3338070/ex-heavyweight-champion-anthony-joshua-injured-nigeria-highway-crash-2-dead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3338070/ex-heavyweight-champion-anthony-joshua-injured-nigeria-highway-crash-2-dead?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:23:42 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The Floyd Mayweather Jnr v Manny Pacquiao bout happened probably five years too late. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua still have not fought. But Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off soon in what would be the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history. No posturing, but just two top pound-for-pound boxers in their prime seemingly willing to give fans what they want. Here is the catch: they each have one more fight and need to avoid a surprise before their expected showdown. Inoue... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3337599/naoya-inoue-has-plan-japanese-rival-junto-nakatani-who-has-designs-his-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3337599/naoya-inoue-has-plan-japanese-rival-junto-nakatani-who-has-designs-his-title?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:00:13 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in their controversial Netflix-backed bout in Miami on Friday. Two-time world champion Joshua made hard work of defeating his vastly less experienced opponent, but finally made his superior size and power count in the later stages of the eight-round fight. A mediocre contest at the Kaseya Centre – with the two men reportedly splitting a mammoth purse of US$184 million – descended into farce at times,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3337164/anthony-joshua-knocks-out-jake-paul-win-controversial-netflix-boxing-bout?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3337164/anthony-joshua-knocks-out-jake-paul-win-controversial-netflix-boxing-bout?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:45:56 +0000 Reuters,dpa Reuters,dpa Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua will bring another year of seismic shifts in boxing to an end in Miami on Friday night in a mismatch that illustrates how much the sport has changed, with online fame now almost as important as punching power. YouTuber-turned-pugilist Paul, who is stepping up from cruiserweight, is seeking to burnish his reputation against the 36-year-old British former heavyweight champ, who was knocked down four times as he lost his most recent fight, an IBF heavyweight title bout... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3336958/jake-paul-v-anthony-joshua-mismatch-latest-show-how-much-boxing-landscape-has-changed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3336958/jake-paul-v-anthony-joshua-mismatch-latest-show-how-much-boxing-landscape-has-changed?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:00:20 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa It seems things are getting serious for former Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts, 43, and her much younger boyfriend, George Rollinson, 25. The couple spent the holidays together in Arizona with Roberts’ family, according to the wholesome snaps the songstress shared on her Instagram back in December last year. Roberts and Rollinson have been in a relationship since November 2023 and have been spotted enjoying each other’s company on several occasions, jetting off on getaways to Dubai and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3310444/who-ex-pussycat-dolls-singer-ashley-roberts-boyfriend-george-rollinson-25-year-old-decorates-birkins?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3310444/who-ex-pussycat-dolls-singer-ashley-roberts-boyfriend-george-rollinson-25-year-old-decorates-birkins?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 May 2025 11:00:08 +0000 Muhammad Ali. Evander Holyfield. Lennox Lewis. Three boxers from an elite club of heavyweight greats to have been three-time world champions. Anthony Joshua can put his name on that exclusive list by disposing of a British rival who sees himself as the future of the sport’s marquee category. He can do it on quite the stage, too. Joshua, a darling of British boxing since winning Olympic gold at the London Games in 2012, is looking to complete his late-career rebuild by beating Daniel Dubois to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3279158/anthony-joshua-bids-emulate-muhammad-ali-3-time-heavyweight-champ-front-95000?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3279158/anthony-joshua-bids-emulate-muhammad-ali-3-time-heavyweight-champ-front-95000?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:00:14 +0000 UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou hinted he would inflict serious damage on two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury after the Briton claimed he would “roast” him in a bout. “The Gypsy King” Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs), who is in talks for a two-fight deal against two-time unified champion Anthony Joshua for the undisputed title in July, started the war of words with “The Predator” Ngannou in a tweet to retired boxing great Mike Tyson. “[Mike Tyson] after I smash [Anthony Joshua]... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3129479/ufc-francis-ngannou-vs-tyson-fury-fuel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3129479/ufc-francis-ngannou-vs-tyson-fury-fuel?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Apr 2021 06:56:42 +0000 Those mocking Andy Ruiz Jnr’s portly body shape are no longer laughing after his sensational TKO victory against Anthony Joshua – and Joe Rogan thinks the Mexican actually may have benefited from his “big belly”. Ruiz became his country’s first heavyweight boxing champion with a shock seventh-round win at Madison Square Garden last Saturday night, claiming Joshua’s IBF, WBA and WBO world titles. No one gave him a sliver of a chance against Olympic gold medallist Joshua, who is around five inches... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3013188/joe-rogan-thinks-andy-ruizs-big-belly-may-have-given-him-advantage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3013188/joe-rogan-thinks-andy-ruizs-big-belly-may-have-given-him-advantage?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jun 2019 06:00:56 +0000 Days after defeating Anthony Joshua in one of the biggest boxing upsets ever, newly crowned champion Andy Ruiz Jnr is still not earning respect from certain quarters. Ruiz was a massive underdog in last Saturday’s world heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden but pulled off a stunning seventh-round TKO to snatch the Briton’s WBO, IBF and WBA belts. But even after etching his name in boxing immortality, the 29-year-old Mexican-American wasn’t getting much love with many on Twitter still... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3013084/andy-ruiz-jnr-compared-butterbean-espn-sportscaster-ultimate-insult?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3013084/andy-ruiz-jnr-compared-butterbean-espn-sportscaster-ultimate-insult?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Jun 2019 11:23:17 +0000 Andy Ruiz Jnr’s devastating seventh-round TKO victory against Britain’s Anthony Joshua came as a major shock to most boxing fans, but it was no surprise to those who have followed his career path from the days when he was on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao and Zou Shiming – both times in Macau, of all places. Ruiz is well known to Hong Kong fans, having fought in the former Portuguese enclave as the “friendly Mexican kid” twice in 2013. As a gawking 23-year-old, Ruiz already laid out his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3012789/andy-ruiz-jnrs-rise-top-started-macau-when-he-was-undercard-pacquiao?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3012789/andy-ruiz-jnrs-rise-top-started-macau-when-he-was-undercard-pacquiao?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Jun 2019 10:20:07 +0000 It did not take long for the boxing community to respond to Anthony Joshua’s shocking defeat at the hands of new heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jnr. The fight in New York saw “AJ” floored four times and it has been described as one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport. Deontay Wilder, who Joshua has long been expected to fight, pulled no punches on Twitter. “He wasn’t a true champion. His whole career was consisted of lies, contradictions and gifts. Facts and now we know who was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3012769/deontay-wilder-and-tyson-fury-react-anthony-joshuas-defeat-andy-ruiz?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3012769/deontay-wilder-and-tyson-fury-react-anthony-joshuas-defeat-andy-ruiz?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Jun 2019 04:18:11 +0000 Britain’s Anthony Joshua was shocked on his US debut by Andy Ruiz Jnr in front of a packed crowd at Madison Square Garden as the American fighter claimed the IBF, WBA and WBO World Heavyweight titles. The Englishman was expected to stroll to victory against the Mexican-American fighter but things did not go to plan. The upset has even been described as the biggest in the history of the sport, even more than Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson in 1989. It was an even fight in the first two rounds... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3012765/andy-ruiz-shocks-anthony-joshua-win-heavyweight-title-madison-square?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3012765/andy-ruiz-shocks-anthony-joshua-win-heavyweight-title-madison-square?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Jun 2019 03:23:41 +0000