The World Boxing Council has created a championship belt in honour of NBA legend, Kobe Bryant, and his daughter, Gianna, who tragically died in a helicopter crash on January 26.
The belt, made in the purple and gold colours of the Los Angeles Lakers, contains portraits of Bryant and his daughter and includes the numbers 8 and 24, Bryant’s two numbers he played under in the NBA.
Bryant, a huge boxing fan, played for the Lakers for 20 seasons, five of which ended with NBA championships.
Bryant played in the NBA all-star game 18 times and is ranked fourth on the list of the league’s top scorers with 33,643 career points.
Last month, he was killed in a private helicopter crash in California along with eight other passengers, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
Emergency personnel who arrived at the scene less than 10 minutes after the shocking tragedy declared there were no survivors.
Later, it was revealed that Bryant’s Sikorsky S-76B helicopter had been given special permission to fly in dangerous conditions beforehand.
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