Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua will return to ring at right time after car crash

[p]The British fighter was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a busy highway linking Lagos and Ibadan in southwest Nigeria on December 29th.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joshua-anthony/WnlqLAvo/"]Joshua[/a]'s backroom team members, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, died in the crash, while the boxer sustained minor injuries.[/p][p]The incident sparked speculation as to whether Joshua will box again, but promoter Eddie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hearn-eddie/8jREMg0f/"]Hearn[/a] said Wednesday the 36-year-old would be given all the time he needed to cope with the loss of two key members of his staff.[/p][embed guid="90ab2b9c-55a7-4c4a-b681-e401c4e105e2" url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DTFYhuSjAmX/?img_index=1" social-type="instagram" /][p][b]"I think AJ, as we have seen in the past on boxing-related stuff, is always a brave-face guy, a very positive guy,"[/b] Hearn told [b][i]Sky Sports[/i][/b].[/p][p][b]"This is very different to that and I know he will take his time.[/b][/p][p][b]"He will need his time physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually before he makes a decision on his future. I do think he will want to return to boxing, but that will be his decision when the time is right."[/b][/p][p]The crash happened while Joshua was on holiday in Nigeria following his win against YouTuber-turned-boxer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paul-jake/6XLCxtih/"]Jake Paul[/a] in Miami on December 19th.[/p][p]Both Ayodele, the personal trainer of the former two-time unified heavyweight champion, and Ghami, Joshua's strength and conditioning coach, died at the scene of the crash.[/p][embed guid="5aee39b9-c642-4294-ba9d-7576d9d9dac6" url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DTQFHo5DMuV/" social-type="instagram" /][p]Before the accident, there was fresh talk of a long-awaited 'Battle of Britain' between Joshua and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fury-tyson/MDZyQvA1/"]Tyson Fury[/a], the former world heavyweight champion who recently came out of retirement.[/p][p]But Hearn said Wednesday:[b] "That is not a conversation that anyone is comfortable having. When the time is right, I believe he will make his decision, and you will hear it from him."[/b][/p][p]Earlier this month, Joshua paid a moving tribute to "great men" Ayodele and Ghami by saying on Instagram: [b]"Thank you for all the love and care you have shown my brothers."[/b][/p][p]Nigerian police charged the driver of the vehicle, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, with "dangerous driving causing death".[/p]