Anthony Joshua Hospital Release After Fatal Crash

The Night the Ring Met the Road

London—Anthony Joshua stepped out of St Thomas’ Hospital just after dawn, hoodie pulled low, the city’s first light catching the bruise blooming beneath his left eye. Forty-eight hours earlier the two-time heavyweight champion was behind the wheel of a matte-black Range Rover that collided head-on with a Mini Cooper on the A40. The Mini’s driver, 28-year-old teaching assistant Rebecca Shaw, died at the scene; Joshua survived with a fractured rib and the laceration now mapped across his cheekbone.

From Canvas to Tarmac

Witnesses say Joshua, 34, had left a sponsor’s dinner at the Tate Modern and was travelling westbound when his SUV drifted across the central reservation. CCTV reviewed by the Metropolitan Police shows no other traffic for almost half a mile—just the sudden arc of headlights, the crunch of metal, and the eerie silence that follows every car crash.

“He kept asking if the other driver was okay. He said it over and over, like a broken record,” said paramedic Leila Grant, who arrived six minutes after the 12:41 a.m. 999 call.

Legal Fallout and Licence Surrendered

Joshua was breathalysed at the scene; the reading was negative. Detectives have seized his phone and vehicle black box. A file is being prepared for the Crown Prosecution Service. His driving licence has been surrendered voluntarily while inquiries continue.

A Champion’s Statement

Flanked by his solicitor, the boxer read a 42-second statement outside the hospital:

“There are no words to express the sorrow I feel for Rebecca’s family. I will cooperate fully with the investigation and ask for privacy while the legal process unfolds.”

What Happens Next

• Joshua is due to be interviewed under caution next week.
• Funeral arrangements for Shaw are being finalised by her family in Cardiff.
• Promoter Eddie Hearne confirmed the proposed August bout in Saudi Arabia is “postponed indefinitely”.

The Fight Outside the Ropes

For a man who once knocked out Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 at Wembley, the quiet walk down a hospital ramp—cameras clicking, questions hurled like jabs—may prove the hardest round of his life. The Metropolitan Police have asked anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them on 101, quoting incident number 5421/19MAY.