Anthony Joshua danced with the mothers of his two late friends during touching scenes at a Mother’s Day party.
At the celebration on Sunday, AJ was filmed dancing with the mums of Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele.
Sina and ‘Latz’ were killed last December in a horrendous car accident in Nigeria, while AJ and the driver survived.
Their deaths have had a profound impact on the boxer but he has been seen regularly with their family members and acquitted himself admirably in the aftermath of the tragedy.
Footage of Sunday’s Mother’s Day celebration shows AJ making a short speech to the assembled guests.
He said: ‘To come under one roof and celebrate our mothers, celebrate our brothers, celebrate those that are not with us, and celebrate those that are with us.
Anthony Joshua was seen dancing with the mothers of his two friends who were killed
‘Knowing that all of our fates will one day come, we just stay strong until that day. We pray for our transition and just to be great in the afterlife.
‘And why I talk about that is because my heart’s for my bros right now, do you know what I mean?
‘So, thank you again; why we’ve done this is obviously for my mum and our family, but also for Sina, Latz, Sina’s mum, and Latz’s mum.
‘It’s all interconnected and I’m not making too much sense — I’m just speaking from my heart, basically.
‘So thank you, mums, for giving me Latz and Sina for so many years and for looking over me, you know? I appreciate it a lot. Thank you very much.’
Joshua shared a number of clips from the event on his Snapchat story and appeared to be in high spirits.
It has been a hugely difficult few months for the former heavyweight champion, who was lucky to escape last year’s car wreck with his life, miraculously walking away with minor injuries.
The 36-year-old has paid emotional tributes to his friends on social media and vowed to take care of their families in the aftermath, while he also had their names tattooed on his arm.
Joshua, born in Watford to Nigerian parents, was on holiday in Lagos after his win over Jake Paul in Miami on December 19. In the days after the crash Joshua thanked fans for the support they had shown after the tragedy.
Joshua pictured with Latif Ayodele (left) and Sina Ghami (right)
AJ has dealt with the deaths of his two close friends admirably and been a pillar of strength
In January, AJ spoke for the first time at length about the tragedy with an emotional video on Instagram.
He said: ‘The last time I spoke to you guys was in Miami, we had so many plans to wrap up 2025. We went home, to see our families and everything got flipped on its head.
‘That was such an unforeseen circumstance that was out of all of our control. And not only did their parents, their uncles, their cousins, their friends and myself, lose two great men. We lost people that we dearly care about and have been major players in all of our lives, major, major players in all of our lives. It’s tough. It’s really tough.’
‘I’m not gonna sit here and show all of my emotions. I know in today’s day and age, it’s easy to analyse people, pass judgment, but I know what I thought, and I know how I feel.
‘I know what my duty is. They were my brothers, my friends, first and foremost. Then we became business partners, we became hustlers, we became generals, we became everything. We became housemates, who were living together.
‘You know, I’ve lost people before, but I don’t think I’ve lost people throughout this journey that I’ve been on. It’s like you think I’m the big guy but I was walking with giants. Protected.’
