Anthony Joshua is preparing to make his first return to the boxing ring since a devastating car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends and he has now spoken in tribute of their parents

Anthony Joshua says he is standing strong “as a soldier” for the parents of two close friends killed in a car crash as the British heavyweight prepares for his return to boxing.

The former unified world champion will return to the ring in July, his first fight since two of his friends died and he was injured in a crash near Lagos