Anthony Joshua has posted a video - described as a "short message from the heart" - thanking fans for their support following the deaths of his two close friends in a car crash. The former world heavyweight champion, 36, sustained minor injuries in the incident in Nigeria on 29 December which killed Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele. Joshua, along with Ghami and Ayodele, were passengers in the vehicle when it collided with a stationary truck on a major road near Lagos. Ghami and Ayodele were both pronounced dead at the scene, while Joshua was pictured being helped from the wreckage. In a six-minute video , external posted on his social media channels, the British heavyweight acknowledged supporters worldwide "who were showing so much love, support through that tragic, traumatic time".