# Mark Prince

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{{short description|British boxer and charity founder (born 1969)}}
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'''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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Kiyan_Prince), 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](/source/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](/source/2019_New_Year_Honours) list with an [OBE](/source/OBE) after his work with the KPF on tackling knife crime.<ref name=":2" />

On 17 December 2024, Prince won the [Helen Rollason Award](/source/Helen_Rollason_Award) at the [BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024](/source/BBC_Sports_Personality_of_the_Year) ceremony at MediaCity, Salford. He was given the honour as recognition for his work at the KPF.<ref name=":0" />

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Category:1969 births
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:Boxers from London
Category:Charity fundraisers (people)
Category:Living people
Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire

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