直布罗陀在复赛前授予怀特，波维金特殊硬币
周四，2021年3月18日，11:51 am
直布罗陀在复赛前授予怀特，波维金特殊硬币
Dillian Whyte和Alexander Povetkin的新闻发布会
(路透社)-英国的迪利安·怀特表示，直布罗陀政府为纪念他与亚历山大·波维特金在3月27日重赛《岩石上的隆隆声》而发行了新版2英镑硬币，他对此感到“非常荣幸”。
去年8月在伦敦举行的第一场比赛中，俄罗斯选手波维特金在第五轮淘汰了牙买加出生的怀特。
这两位重量级拳击手是唯一出现在英镑货币上的拳击手，怀特是第一位获得这一荣誉的黑人。
怀特在一份声明中表示:“对于像我这样的人来说，成为历史上第一位出现在英镑上的拳击手和首位黑人，是一种莫大的荣誉。”
“我不敢相信一个来自我的家乡，经历过我所经历的人能以这种方式获得荣誉。
“这就是为什么我们永远不应该放弃来自弱势和困难背景的孩子。那些在学校很难相处、被误解的孩子。”
该声明还说，第一枚硬币于周二在伦敦塔铸币厂铸造。
(Reuters) - Britan's Dillian Whyte said it was a "great honour" to feature on a new 2 pounds coin issued by the Gibraltar ** to commemorate his "Rumble on the Rock" rematch with Alexander Povetkin on March 27.
Russian Povetkin, who knocked out Jamaica-born Whyte in the fifth round of their first fight in London last August, also features on coin.
The two heavyweights are the only boxers to feature on any sterling currency, with Whyte the first Black person to receive the honour.
"It is a great honour for someone like me to go down in history as the first boxer, and first Black man, to feature on sterling currency," Whyte said in a statement.
"I can't believe someone that comes from where I come from and has been through what I've been through can be honoured in this way.
"This is why we should never give up on children that come from disadvantaged and troubled backgrounds. Kids that are difficult and misunderstood at school."
The first coin was struck at Tower Mint in London on Tuesday, the statement added.
(Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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