https://www.marca.com/en/person/anthony-joshua.html en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:37:21 +0200 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:38:14 +0200 60 https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/04/12/69db58fcca47411f7c8b4579.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/04/12/69db58fcca47411f7c8b4579.html Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:37:21 +0200 After five failed attempts at retirement, Tyson Fury (35-2-1, 24 KOs) returned to the ring once again. At 37 years of age, the Gypsy King rejoined the circus and the race for world titles after defeating Arslanbek Makhmudov (21-3, 19 KOs) by a clear unanimous decision (120-108, 120, 108, 119-109)

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/03/25/69c413b8e2704e913b8b4592.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/03/25/69c413b8e2704e913b8b4592.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:59:16 +0100 It's been a very trying last few months for Anthony Joshua. AJ was fresh off of pummeling Jake Paul and earning a massive paycheck when tragedy struck during a trip to Nigeria.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/olympic-games/2026/02/21/69991a3fe2704eae2a8b456e.html https://www.marca.com/en/olympic-games/2026/02/21/69991a3fe2704eae2a8b456e.html Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:36:54 +0100 Just weeks after celebrating Olympic gold, Jutta Leerdam found herself back in a hospital room.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/30/697c45a4e2704e3a1e8b45c8.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/30/697c45a4e2704e3a1e8b45c8.html Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:46:33 +0100 Anthony Joshua has endured punishment inside the ring throughout his boxing career, but nothing compares to the pain he now carries outside of it.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/10/6961b1f2268e3eb7328b45cd.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/10/6961b1f2268e3eb7328b45cd.html Sat, 10 Jan 2026 03:21:08 +0100 Tyson Fury, the British heavyweight known as "The Gypsy King," has confirmed he will return to professional boxing in 2026.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/08/695fc5b8ca47411b398b459c.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/08/695fc5b8ca47411b398b459c.html Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:56:14 +0100 Following a boxer's win in the ring, no matter the opponent, the situation calls for celebration. Surviving going toe-to-toe with another hungry opponent is always a good reason to celebrate; even more so when that opponent is Jake Paul, and he just helped you make a fortune. That was supposed to be the plan for Anthony Joshua.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/07/695ebdfdca47414a538b45a8.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/07/695ebdfdca47414a538b45a8.html Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:38:51 +0100 We're a couple of weeks removed from one of the worst beatdowns in boxing of 2025. No one was surprised to see Anthony Joshua pummel Jake Paul - in fact, many expected it to be a quicker knockout. But AJ ultimately showcased his size and power advantage, beating Paul into submission in the 6th round. The final shot led to a broken jaw for Paul.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/06/695d6ce6268e3e89098b45b2.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/06/695d6ce6268e3e89098b45b2.html Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:19:22 +0100 Boxer Anthony Joshua, who was involved in a serious car accident at the end of December that claimed the lives of two friends traveling with him, has reportedly decided to retire and hang up his gloves, according to his uncle in an interview with Nigerian media outlet 'The Punch'.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/06/695d24d3268e3e41068b4587.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/06/695d24d3268e3e41068b4587.html Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:11:19 +0100 The boxing world is in shock following the tragedy that befell Anthony Joshua in Nigeria. The former world heavyweight champion, who just 10 days earlier was celebrating a resounding knockout victory over Jake Paul in Miami, was involved in a fatal road accident that radically changed his priorities.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/05/695c1785e2704ef2348b459b.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/05/695c1785e2704ef2348b459b.html Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:03:23 +0100 Anthony Joshua lost two close friends in a tragic car accident, and the time came to say goodbye to them at home in the United Kingdom. The emotional weight of the moment was evident as thousands gathered for the funeral of Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif "Latz" Ayodele, a farewell that went far beyond physical loss and revealed the depth of Joshua's pain.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/04/695aca9ae2704e8c5b8b457b.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/04/695aca9ae2704e8c5b8b457b.html Sun, 04 Jan 2026 21:21:04 +0100 Anthony Joshua is grieving after a horrific road accident in Nigeria killed two of his close friends, as authorities move to shut down a wave of online conspiracy theories claiming the deaths were an assassination.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/04/695aa0b8e2704ec7728b4571.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/04/695aa0b8e2704ec7728b4571.html Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:19:34 +0100 Jake Paul's push into elite-level boxing reached a painful crossroads at the end of 2025, and the fallout from his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua is still lingering. Weeks after suffering the first KO of his career, Paul has opened up about the physical toll of the fight, revealing that the damage to his jaw has made everyday recovery a challenge.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/04/695a65c5268e3e1b418b4593.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/04/695a65c5268e3e1b418b4593.html Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:06:43 +0100 Tyson Fury is officially back. The former heavyweight champion has confirmed he will return to the boxing ring in 2026, just a year after announcing his retirement following a second, hard-fought loss to Oleksandr Usyk. The announcement instantly reignited debate around the heavyweight division-and reopened questions about whether a long-discussed all-British showdown with Anthony Joshua could finally happen.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/03/6959781f46163fd4068b45ba.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/03/6959781f46163fd4068b45ba.html Sat, 03 Jan 2026 23:04:07 +0100 Jake Paul's meteoric rise through the World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight rankings has come to a sudden halt following a decisive knockout loss to Anthony Joshua in December, effectively ending his eligibility for a title run in that division.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/03/69593ce4ca474138518b457c.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/03/69593ce4ca474138518b457c.html Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:04:17 +0100 While Anthony Joshua recovers from the car accident in Nigeria, investigations into the incident reveal that the driver of the vehicle in which he was traveling was operating with a fake driver's license.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/03/69590fcd268e3ecb498b45a2.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/03/69590fcd268e3ecb498b45a2.html Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:52:01 +0100 Details are still emerging about the car accident in Nigeria in which former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua suffered only minor injuries while his two friends lost their lives. They were his personal trainer, Latif Ayodele, and strength coach, Sina Ghami. The vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan road in Ogun State, near Lagos. On Saturday, it emerged that the British fighter's life was saved by a last-minute seat change before setting off on the journey.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/02/6957d7f446163fd8558b45de.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/02/6957d7f446163fd8558b45de.html Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:04:40 +0100 Anthony Joshua's driver is expected to be charged with reckless driving "within the next 48 hours," police sources in Nigeria have revealed.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/01/6956f122ca4741e00a8b457f.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/01/6956f122ca4741e00a8b457f.html Thu, 01 Jan 2026 23:58:16 +0100 Boxing's reality hit hard for Jake Paul after his high profile fight against Anthony Joshua ended in a sixthround knockout loss and a broken jaw.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/01/6956a922e2704edd178b459c.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2026/01/01/6956a922e2704edd178b459c.html Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:12:04 +0100 Anthony Joshua, former world heavyweight champion in several organisations, has been released from hospital after the serious car accident he suffered in Nigeria in which two friends who were with him in the car lost their lives.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/31/6955096622601d153a8b45c0.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/31/6955096622601d153a8b45c0.html Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:44:33 +0100 Anthony Joshua is recovering in a Lagos hospital after narrowly surviving a car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his closest friends, a tragedy that has cast haunting new meaning over his past reflections on how quickly life can slip away.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/2025/12/31/6954612d46163fdc028b459b.html https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/2025/12/31/6954612d46163fdc028b459b.html Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:34:08 +0100 The United States experienced no shortage of headline-making moments in 2025.Donald Trump returned to the White House, reshaping the political landscape. Across the Atlantic, Vatican City made history with the election of its first American-born Pope. These were the kinds of stories that normally define a year.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/30/6954327846163f584b8b45b1.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/30/6954327846163f584b8b45b1.html Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:15:10 +0100 Anthony Joshua was involved in a fatal car accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his closest friends and most trusted team members, Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif Ayodele. The former heavyweight champion was a passenger in the vehicle and escaped with only minor physical injuries, but the crash has left him facing an overwhelming personal loss that goes far beyond the immediate aftermath of the incident.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/30/6953f83d46163f4f138b458f.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/30/6953f83d46163f4f138b458f.html Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:09:48 +0100 The sporting world is in shock after the fatal accident on the Lagos-Ibadan highway in Nigeria on Monday, where former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua miraculously escaped with his life.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/30/6953bea922601d822e8b45d7.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/30/6953bea922601d822e8b45d7.html Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:59:48 +0100 Anthony Joshua was involved in a fatal car accident in Nigeria on Monday that claimed the lives of two of his closest friends and most trusted team members, Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif Ayodele.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/30/6953295b22601d794d8b45ea.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/30/6953295b22601d794d8b45ea.html Tue, 30 Dec 2025 02:22:55 +0100 Jake Paul is struggling to accept reality. Despite suffering a brutal knockout against Anthony Joshua a week ago, the "Problem Child" insists he dominated the early rounds. With the release of the official scorecards, however, that claim appears unfounded.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/29/6952bd4c22601d457f8b458d.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/29/6952bd4c22601d457f8b458d.html Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:43:32 +0100 Jake Paul took to social media Monday to express concern and sympathy after former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was involved in a serious car accident in Nigeria that killed two people and left the British boxer with minor injuries.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/29/6952942446163f84328b45bf.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/29/6952942446163f84328b45bf.html Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:51:47 +0100 Jake Paul's devastating knockout loss to Anthony Joshua may have ended his heavyweight ambitions for now, but it hasn't closed the door on his boxing future. Despite being dropped four times and suffering a broken jaw in front of a massive Netflix audience, the YouTuber-turned-fighter is already being linked to a potential world title path, one that few expected after such a brutal defeat.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/29/695280e322601d794d8b4572.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/29/695280e322601d794d8b4572.html Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:28:49 +0100 Anthony Joshua was injured in a serious car crash in Nigeria that tragically killed two passengers traveling with him, though he reportedly sustained only minor injuries as a passenger in a Lexus SUV.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/28/6951356f46163fc0578b45b3.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/28/6951356f46163fc0578b45b3.html Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:49:43 +0100 The fallout from Jake Paul's first knockout loss continues to ripple far beyond the boxing ring. While the YouTuber-turned-fighter suffered a decisive defeat against former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, the financial sting was felt just as sharply by bettors who believed in a miracle. One of them was popular streamer Adin Ross, and his gamble quickly became a punchline.

]]> https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/28/69509fe122601d5f228b456c.html https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2025/12/28/69509fe122601d5f228b456c.html Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:54:25 +0100 Anthony Joshua didn't hold back when talking about Jake Paul's punching power following their highly anticipated showdown at the Kaseya Center in Miami on December 19, a bout that ended in a dramatic sixth-round knockout.

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