Anthony Joshua fights back tears as he pays tribute to ‘brothers’ killed in Nigeria car crash after Kristian Prenga win

EMOTIONAL Anthony Joshua fought back the tears after his stunning KO victory against Kristian Prenga. The Brit was back in the boxing ring just months after his close friends Latif “Latz” Ayodele and recovery therapist Sina Ghami were killed in a car crash involving the three of them. Anthony Joshua was emotion as he remember his two friends who passed away Credit: Getty And tonight in Jeddah, AJ survived a real scare in the first round to deliver a stunning second-round KO of the tough Albanian. And in doing so, he secured a mammoth payday for the £100m super-fight against age-old British rival Tyson Fury. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Speaking in the ring after the Saudi scrap, Joshua said: “I am a serious fighter and I know what to do around the ring. “He gave me a good test but we got up and that’s what champions do. “That was more than power – that was Sina and Latz and family. I can’t even talk about it. “It’s been tough…” AJ then took a moment to compose himself before deciding to move things back to fighting talk. He continued: “They were my brothers – I don’t want to talk about it. Most read in Sport “I learned I cannot be stopped or denied. I am coming, trust me.” The 36-year-old London 2012 icon was robbed of right-hand men Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele when the car they were travelling down a lawless Nigerian motorway smashed into a giant truck. The right-hand side of the vehicle – carrying AJ’s pals in the front passenger and rear seats – was obliterated. Miraculously the left side ended up almost untouched, allowing the driver to shamelessly escape and Joshua to somehow walk away, with damaged ribs the only physical pain. Comment now