Crash fatalities were members of Anthony Joshua's team

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The two men who died in the car crash in Nigeria on Monday that injured former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua were his 'close friends and team members.'

Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele were killed when the SUV they were riding in with Joshua and another passenger collided with a stationary truck on a major highway near Lagos, according to the boxer's promoters.