Anthony Joshua says helium is not acceptable for the nonaccomplishment of his 2 adjacent friends and squad members to "sink successful yet" arsenic helium prepares for his archetypal combat since their death.
Sina Ghami and Latif "Latz" Ayodele died erstwhile the conveyance they were travelling in, alongside heavyweight boxer Joshua and different passenger, collided with a stationary motortruck connected a large roadworthy adjacent Lagos, Nigeria, connected 29 December 2026.
Joshua, who sustained insignificant injuries, is acceptable to instrumentality to the ringing against heavyweight Kristian Prenga connected Saturday for his archetypal contention since knocking retired American YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul 10 days earlier the crash.
The 36-year-old told BBC Sport: "It's tough, each clip I deliberation astir it, it hurts.
"Even talking astir it now... pictures… it hurts but I support my caput occupied you know.
"If I stop, you fto it descend successful and I'm not acceptable for it to descend successful yet."
Ghami was Joshua's full-time athletics and workout rehabilitation manager and worked with him for much than 10 years.
Hours earlier the crash, Joshua posted a video connected Instagram of him playing array tennis with his long-time person Ayodele, a idiosyncratic trainer.
Prenga volition beryllium Joshua's archetypal competitory combat since his knockout nonaccomplishment to IBF satellite champion Daniel Dubois astatine Wembley Stadium successful September 2024.
The erstwhile satellite champion admitted to feeling a "little spot nervous" earlier his return.
"It's contention astatine the highest level," helium added.
"I privation to execute for my team, I privation to marque them arrogant and marque myself proud.
"It's a equilibrium of nerves but I recognize what my occupation is. [I have] a batch of knowing and clarity connected what I person to do."
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