UK Boxer Anthony Joshua Hurt in Nigerian Traffic Accident

Anthony Joshua

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British boxer Anthony Joshua was hurt in a traffic accident in Nigeria on Monday in which two people were killed, according to police.

Joshua, a former two-time heavyweight champion, “has been taken to the hospital and he’s responding to treatment,” a spokesman for the Ogun State police command said by phone. A separate statement from the nation’s road safety agency said he had sustained minor injuries.