{{short description|British boxer and charity founder (born 1969)}} {{Infobox boxer | name = Mark Prince | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=UK|size=100|OBE}} | image = | image_size = | image_border = | alt = | caption = | real_name = | nickname = | weight = light-heavyweight | height = <!-- "X ft Y in" or "X cm" (conversions are automatic) --> | reach = <!-- "X in" or "X cm" (conversions are automatic) --> | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|March|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, United Kingdom | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|year of death|month of death|day of death|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}} --> | death_place = | style = | boxrec = | total = | wins = | KO = | losses = | draws = | no contests = | website = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = | embed = <!-- "yes" allows infobox embedding --> }}
'''Mark Prince''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Prince, Mark, 1969- |url=https://lccn.loc.gov/no2019037620 |access-date=18 December 2024 |website=Library of Congress Authorities}}</ref>
Prince won the WBO intercontinental light-heavyweight title in September 1997.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Emma |date=17 December 2024 |title=Charity founder Prince receives Helen Rollason Award |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/clyvxp4r3keo |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
In 2006, Prince's son, Kiyan, was killed in a stabbing incident.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Burns |first=Judith |date=28 December 2018 |title=New Year Honours 2019: Ex gang member on list for anti-crime work |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46702775 |work=BBC News}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
In 2016, Prince was awarded an honorary doctorate in Ministry by Excel University.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |date=18 May 2021 |title=The tragedy of Kiyan Prince and a father who wouldn’t let his son’s death be in vain |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2583387/2021/05/18/the-tragedy-of-kiyan-prince-and-a-father-who-wouldnt-let-his-sons-death-be-in-vain/ |access-date=19 December 2024 |website=The Athletic}}</ref>
Price was honoured in the 2019 New Year Honours list with an OBE after his work with the KPF on tackling knife crime.<ref name=":2" />
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.<ref name=":0" />
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