Wizkid and Anthony Joshua: Afrobeats star and heavyweight boxer team up in Lagos

Wizkid and Anthony Joshua: Afrobeats star and heavyweight boxer team up in Lagos

Tosin Abayomi 18:50 - 04.01.2025

Afrobeats star Wizkid and Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua team up in Lagos.

British professional boxer Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua continues to make more viral moments on his tour of Nigeria.

Joshua a former unified world heavyweight championship title holder has been in the west African country for a while since the December and new Year holidays.

Anthony Joshua and Wizkid

In his latest interaction, Joshua was potted with Nigerian singer and songwriter Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid.

Afrobeats star Wizkid and Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua team up in Lagos.
Oleksandr Usyk beat Anthony Joshua in their August 2022 rematch (Credit: Instagram) Afrobeats star Wizkid and Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua team up in Lagos.

Joshua started his tour of Nigeria in his parents' hometown in Ogun State.

While in Ogun State he met Governor Dapo Abidoun who appointed him an ambassador.

Joshua then moved on to Lagos where he met Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

He then was able to get an audience with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu also in Lagos for the break.

Afrobeats star Wizkid and Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua team up in Lagos.
Afrobeats star Wizkid and Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua team up in Lagos.

While in Lagos, Joshua has been taking in the city, spotted on several videos on a yacht and other exciting locations.

The meeting with Wizkid however has now gone viral as the Afro beats star is one of the biggest exports from the country.

Joshua is on vacation in Nigeria as he continues his recovery from injury that ruled him out of a rematch with Daniel Dubois.

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