Anthony Joshua honours late friends with shoulder tattoos

Elegbede Abiodun

Anthony Joshua poses after getting tattoos of the names of his late friends, Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, in London. Photo: Fulham Tattoo/Instagram

British-Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, has tattooed the names of two of his close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, who died in a car crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, last December.

A London-based tattoo studio, Fulham Tattoo, on Thursday, posted images of the new tattoos on Instagram, saying Joshua walked into the shop unannounced for his first visit.

“Huge thank you to two-time heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua for unexpectedly and unannounced walking through the door a few weeks ago for his first visit with us at Fulham Tattoo London … what a walk in,” the post read.

Ghami and Ayodele were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck on a road near Lagos in December.

Joshua, who was also in the vehicle, survived the crash and was hospitalised before being discharged and returning to the United Kingdom.

The boxer later attended the funerals of Ghami, his strength and conditioning coach, and Ayodele, who was one of his trainers.

The Lexus Jeep carrying Joshua had collided with a stationary truck on December 29, 2025.

The incident drew widespread reactions from the boxing community and fans in Nigeria and abroad, with tributes pouring in for the deceased members of Joshua’s team.