Gibraltar honours Whyte, Povetkin with special coin ahead of rematch


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  • Thursday, 18 Mar 2021

Boxing - Dillian Whyte & Alexander Povetkin Press Conference - Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester, Britain - March 4, 2020 Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

(Reuters) - Britain's Dillian Whyte said it was a "great honour" to feature on a new 2 pounds coin issued by the Gibraltar government 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.

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