Anthony Joshua, the former heavyweight champion, is expected to retire from boxing, according to a family member.

Last Monday, Joshua’s car collided with a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Makun, Nigeria, resulting in a fatal collision. 

Latif “Latz” Ayodele and Sina Ghami, two of his close friends and teammates, d!.ed at the scene, but the 36-year-old only suffered minor injuries.

On Sunday, January 4, Joshua attended their funerals at a London mosque to offer his last condolences.

Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in Miami on December 19, just ten days prior to the d£adly collision last week.

Since an initial statement was released the night of the accident, neither Matchroom Boxing nor his promoter, Eddie Hearn, have commented on their fighter. He has yet to discuss his future in boxing.

But Joshua’s uncle, Adedamola Joshua, has now claimed the Briton is ready to walk away from the sport.

‘The major thing there is that he has retired from boxing. That is one thing that makes us glad because each time he’s fighting in the ring, we are always carried away emotionally,’ Adedamola told The Punch.

‘Each time he’s knocked down, it is just like the heart is coming out of our chest. All these emotional feelings whenever he’s fighting, it’s too much trauma for us, also.

‘Now that he has said that he’s leaving while the ovation is highest, we are happy.’

Asked by the publication if Joshua has communicated that decision to the family, Adedamola responded: ‘Yes’.

Prior to the incident, the Briton had beaten Jake Paul in Miami, Florida. There had also been rumours of a seismic, all-British showdown with Tyson Fury that would take place in 2026.

Joshua has won 28 of his 33 fights, suffering defeats on just four occasions.