Mark Prince

Mark Prince
OBE
Born (1969-03-10) 10 March 1969 (age 55)
London, United Kingdom
Statistics
Weight(s)light-heavyweight

Mark Prince OBE (born 10 March 1969) is a British boxer and knife-crime charity founder.

Life

Mark Prince was born on 10 March 1969 in London, United Kingdom.[1]

Prince won the WBO intercontinental light-heavyweight title in September 1997.[2]

In 2006, Prince's son, Kiyan, was killed in a stabbing incident.[3] Following Kiyan's death, Prince founded the Kiyan Prince Foundation (KPF), a charity in memory of his son, with the aim to use boxing to deter people from getting involved in knife crime.[2]

In 2016, Prince was awarded an honorary doctorate in Ministry by Excel University.[1][4]

Price was honoured in the 2019 New Year Honours list with an OBE after his work with the KPF on tackling knife crime.[3]

On 17 December 2024, Prince won the Helen Rollason Award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 ceremony at MediaCity, Salford. He was given the honour as recognition for his work at the KPF.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Prince, Mark, 1969-". Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Emma (17 December 2024). "Charity founder Prince receives Helen Rollason Award". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ a b Burns, Judith (28 December 2018). "New Year Honours 2019: Ex gang member on list for anti-crime work". BBC News.
  4. ^ Fifield, Dominic (18 May 2021). "The tragedy of Kiyan Prince and a father who wouldn't let his son's death be in vain". The Athletic. Retrieved 19 December 2024.


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