Israel Adesanya salutes after winning the New Zealand Sportsman of the Year trophy at the Halberg Awards in February. The reigning New Zealand sportsman of the year, Israel Adesanya, is reaching into his pocket to help in the country's fight against Covid-19. HARRY HOW/GETTY IMAGES Israel Adesanya, right, trades punches with Yoel Romero during their UFC middleweight title fight in Las Vegas last month. Whanganui DHB chief executive Russell Simpson said he was humbled by Adesanya's donation of the personal protective equipment (PPE), which had a value of several thousand dollars. RYAN ANDERSON/STUFF Israel Adesanya says he deals with the popularity increase day-by-day to keep grounded"On behalf of all of the staff at Whanganui DHB we thank him for his generous donation."

Source: Stuff April 15, 2020 05:37 UTC