{"id":12475,"date":"2026-02-17T12:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12475"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:49:16","slug":"tyson-fury-says-anthony-joshuas-car-crash-motivated-his-boxing-return-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12475","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury says Anthony Joshua\u2019s car crash motivated his boxing return | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Joshua accident in Nigeria that caused two deaths was \u2018biggest turning point\u2019 in Fury\u2019s decision to return to the ring.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">2 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 17 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">17 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>British boxer Tyson Fury \u200csays Anthony Joshua\u2019s car accident in \u2060Nigeria that \u2060caused two deaths was a \u201cturning point\u201d for him in his decision to return to \u2060the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Fury\u2019s compatriot Joshua, a former heavyweight champion, sustained minor injuries in the crash in Nigeria in December that killed his strength and conditioning coach Sina Ghami and his trainer Latif \u201cLatz\u201d Ayodele.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 2 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>A week later, Fury announced his comeback. Any plans to fight Joshua this year were set aside, but Fury acknowledged how his old rival played a part in his return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest turning point in this comeback for me was the tragedy that \u200chappened with Anthony Joshua,\u201d Fury told reporters on Monday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Former two-time heavyweight champion Fury (34-2-1) is ending a 15-month retirement from the ring on April 11 against Russian-born Arslanbek Makhmudov (21-2) at the London venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was on holiday with my family in Thailand for Christmas just to get away from the rain. I was sick of the rain, it was depressing me, and then I hear all about the bad news that\u2019s gone on and I thought, \u2018You know what, life is very, very short and very precious and very fragile and anything can happen at any given moment.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should never put things off until tomorrow, or next year, or next week because tomorrow is not promised to nobody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made my mind up there and then I was going to come back to boxing because it\u2019s something I love, I am passionate about and I have always been in love with. There is no tomorrow, so that\u2019s why I am back today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fury, 37, announced his return from his latest \u200cspell of retirement in January. It will be the first fight for the former two-time world \u200cheavyweight \u200cchampion since losing to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I\u2019ve retired for the fifth time over a year ago, boxing for me has gone on a downward slope and it\u2019s become quite boring,\u201d he said. \u201cI am coming back to make boxing great again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joshua accident in Nigeria that caused two deaths was \u2018biggest turning point\u2019 in Fury\u2019s decision to return to the ring. 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