A Canadian boxer and three friends were killed after crashing a speeding Ferrari into a lamppost in Dubai.

Prior to driving off in the Ferrari, Cody Nixon, 24, a boxer from Toronto, posted a photo of the sports car with the caption: 'Just landed into Dubai and picked up the Ferrari! Don't worry, I won't speed'.

The car was split in half on impact with the lamppost, which left all four passengers dead, including two women, according to The National Post.

The women have not been identified but relatives have confirmed that two Northeastern University students died in a crash in Dubai over the weekend.

Victoria McGrath, a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing, and her friend Priscilla Torres were killed. It is unclear if they were the women in Nixon's car or if they died in a separate road collision.

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Cody Nixon had rented the supercar shortly before ramming it into a lamppost

Just prior to driving off in the Ferrari, Cody Nixon, a keen boxer, posted a photo of the sports car with the caption: 'Just landed into Dubai and picked up the Ferrari! Don't worry, I won't speed'

Dubai Traffic Police Chief Colonel Saif Al Mazroui said the man had managed to fit four people into the sports car, which was designed for only two.

Mr Nixon trained at the Motor City Boxing Club and represented Ontario in the Canadian Boxing Championships in 2012.

The Canadian had rented the supercar shortly before ramming it into a lamppost in the neighborhood of Jumeirah Lakes Towers. The three passengers were all thrown from the vehicle.

The police spokesman also confirmed that they had been speeding in a 60 km/h (37 mph) zone.

Youtube footage has emerged from the crash scene, showing the extensive damage to the vehicle.

Mr Nixon trained at the Motor City Boxing Club and represented Ontario in the Canadian Boxing Championships in 2012

The smashed up remains of the yellow Ferrari after it crashed into a lamppost and split in half

It is understood one of the other victims was a Canadian friend of Nixon's called James Portuondo. The 27-year-old was reportedly from Toronto

It is understood one of the other victims was a Canadian friend of Nixon's called James Portuondo. The 27-year-old was reportedly from Toronto.

The death of the boxer has attracted a flood of condolence messages on social media, with Oshawa's Motor City Boxing Club posting on Facebook: 'It's with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to Cody 'C-4' Nixon. Cody lost his life yesterday while vacationing overseas. RIP Cody.'

Boston bombing survivor Victoria McGrath's mother Jill confirmed she was killed in a crash in Dubai alongside her friend Priscilla Torres over the weekend.

It is unclear whether the two young women were the passengers in Nixon's car.

Mrs McGrath said the family was 'stunned, shocked and heartbroken'.

Victoria McGrath, a young survivor of the 2013 Boston marathon bombing attacks, has been killed in a car crash in Dubai

McGrath (pictured being carried to safety by a Boston fireman) was seriously injured in the blasts

23-year-old McGrath was one of more than 260 injured in the terrorist attacks at the Boston Marathon in April 2013. Another three were killed in the bombings.

McGrath, from Weston, Connecticut, was just five feet away from the finish line when the bombs went off blasting shrapnel through her leg.