Anthony Joshua undergoes treatment on ribs as boxing legend continues rehab months after horror car crash
ANTHONY JOSHUA has undergone intensive treatment on his ribs as he continues physical therapy months after his horror car crash.
The heavyweight star, 36, was involved in a fatal smash in Nigeria on December 29 — just ten days after beating YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Miami.
AJ survived the wreck but the tragedy claimed the lives of two close friends, personal trainer Kevin “Latz” Ayodele and long-time therapist Sina Ghami.
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Joshua has been in recovery ever since the ordeal and shared snaps of the painful-looking work being done on his ribs via Snapchat.
He captioned the post: “Rehabilitation protocol. When you go thru certain things, you realise that you are stronger than you think you are.”
Personal trainer “Latz” was a childhood friend of AJ’s while Ghami was his long-time recovery therapist.
Joshua was flown back to the UK days after the crash to attend the funerals of his fallen “brothers.”
After knocking out Paul, 29, in six rounds, AJ was scheduled to fight in March, until the crash left his boxing future in doubt.
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes the two-time heavyweight king will fight again to honour of his late pals.
A summer return is growing increasingly likely, with rival Tyson Fury, 37, also out of retirement for an April clash against Arslanbek Makhmudov.
Hearn told Boxing Scene in February: “Originally, the plan with AJ was for him to fight in March and then fight Tyson Fury in August. That’s not happening.
“He’s not fighting Tyson Fury next. He’s going to come back I believe late summer, but physically he’s not yet in a position to return to camp.
“I’m planning, but he’s just resting and preparing. So for me I’m looking at options to get him back in the ring in July time.
“But we’ll only know if that’s a real possibility when he returns to camp, which will hopefully be in the next couple of weeks or a month.”
