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The highly anticipated PBC British Super Featherweight Championship clash between Denny’s Kevin Traynor (5-0-0 3KO) and Basildon’s Lewis Mulberry (4-1-0 1KO), finally took place on Saturday night, on the Lee McAllister promoted LET BATTLE COMMENCE VI event that took place at Rivals in Wishaw, Skotland.
The heavily hyped title clash exceeded all expectations, it was an exceptional closely fought twelve round Battle Royale and rightly is being touted as a leading contender for FIGHT OF THE YEAR accolades.
No surprise really as both warriors went at it hammer and tongs for the full twelve rounds, much to the delight of the fans in attendance as well as those around the world that watched the sensational contest live on FITE+
Speaking from his home, following some well earned rest and relaxation with his family, Traynor said;
“What a night!
“The fight had been built up for the past year or so and I think it definitely lived up to expectations, and much more.
“Lewis was a great opponent very, very explosive but I kept my cool stuck to my game plan and everything went exactly the way I felt that it would, only thing I didn’t expect was for it to go the distance, I thought I would have got him out of there but the lad proved how tough he was.
“I knew how dangerous he would be early and the first three or four rounds would be the toughest, but I remained composed and continued to box smart before stepping it up later in the fight.
“It was a fantastic fight to be involved in and was an excellent experience fighting in my first twelve round fight.
“I enjoyed every second on it and would like to thank Lewis for being a fantastic dance partner, he is only a young lad and can definitely come again and do some great things in the sport.
“As for myself I’m not 100% sure what is next for me, I had a great camp for the fight but with my baby son being born it was hard to train the 2 eller 3 times a day, work and be a dad so I will spend some time with my family consider what options I have then take it from there.
“Thanks to Lee McAllister, Assassin Promotions, BIBA and the PBC for the opportunity to fight for my first Championship, it has been a great journey so far and much, much more to come.”
In addition to the sensational Traynor versus Mulberry potential FOTY title clash, fans in attendance, as well as those watching on FITE+ were treated to a night of sensational closely matched contests, the standouts being;
The opening contest of the night see Aberdeen’s Samer Carol (1-1-0) and Newcastle’s Jak Johnson (1-4-0) in action against each other.
Originally Carol was due to face India’s Jaideep Singh (0-1-0) and Johnson was matched against India’s Sukhdeep Singh (1-0-0), however both Indian lads visas were not through in time, so some quick rejigging of the card led to the pair squaring off against each other in a fantastic all action, closely fought four rounder that had the potential of being Fight of the Night, had it not been for the exceptional Traynor-Mulberry title clash. After four all action rounds Referee James Ancliff’s scorecard read 39-39, it was that close!
Unbeaten Liam Allan (3-0-0 3KO) had his hands full when he faced late replacement in Kent’s Adam Harris (Debut), in a four round Heavyweight contest.
Hvilken krakende kamp, it was hard to believe it was at Heavyweight as the action was more akin to a Super Middle contest, and what’s more Harris became the first fighter to go the distance, in the pro ranks, with the big punching Aberdeen youngster. Referee James Ancliff scored the contest 40-36 in favour of Liam Allan.
Paisley’s Craig Kelly (11-15-1 2KO) was expecting a really testing full on nights work, when he faced Accra Ghana’s big punching Theophilus Ofei Dodoo (9-2-0 9KO), however fate stepped in to cut the fight short, as Dodoo suffered a serious hand injury during the first stanza that forced him to retire at the end of the round. However believe me the first round is definitely worth watching on FITE+ as it was one seriously great all action affair.
Another fight that only went one round was the heavyweight clash between Barrow’s Lee Kellett and Belfast’s Darren Burns. This was another all action affair, that was until just seconds in to the second minute of the contest when Kellet let rip with a massive hook to send Burns crashing to deck.
Originally the event was due to be headlined by two time WBO Featherweight World Champion Scott Harrison versus Razak Nettey PBC Commonwealth title clash, however that contest was forced to be cancelled just thirty minutes or so before it was due to take place.
Full replays of the LET BATTLE COMMENCE VI event are available to subscribers on FITE+
WIBA verdensmester Denise Castle er sat til at stå i hovedet på det historiskeLAD KAMP BEGYNDE – LØVINDENE begivenhed, forfremmet med seks gange, fem divisions verdensmester Lee McAllister, der finder sted lørdag den 21. november 2020
Gennem hele sin professionelle boksekarriere har Bournemouth's Castle konkurreret rundt om i verden, men havde underligt nok aldrig deltaget i en konkurrence i sit hjemland, men det vil ændre sig den 21. november, selvom arrangementet afholdes for lukkede døre, på Northern Hotel i Aberdeen, og der vil ikke være nogen britiske fans til at støtte hende.
Slot, et tidligere World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai verdensmester, sikrede Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) World Crown tilbage i oktober 2019, efter et stop i femte runde over Sutthinee Bamrungpao i Bangkok, Thailand.
Den 21. november skulle slottet oprindeligt forsvare hendes WIBA World Crown mod Judit Hachbold, betinget af, at Hachbolds medicinske suspension udstedt af Florida State Boxing Commission i det mindste er løst 30 dage før begivenheden, hvilket ikke er sket. En erstatningsmodstander vil blive annonceret til sin tid.
Til datoLAD KAMP BEGYNDE serie, som sendes live videreFITE TV og forsinket udsendelse i Storbritannien påSports Channel Network (Freeview/Youview-kanal 265), har vist kvindekonkurrencer på alle arrangementer.
Den første fandt sted den 18. juli 2020 og var vært for den professionelle boksedebut for ti gange verdensmester i kickboksning Caitlin Foran mod PBC International Silver Champion Jaime Bates.
LAD BATTLE COMMANDCE II, som blev sendt direkte fredag den 4. september, indeholdt tre kvindekonkurrencer, den første fremhævede PBC International Silver Super Flueweight ChampionNicola Hopewell versusTasha Boyes, også med på kortet var Elite Amateur StarsHollie Towl ogEllie Coulson der fik deres respektive professionelle boksedebuter modJaime Bates ogBeccy Ferguson.
Interimskortet for den 21. novemberLAD KAMP BEGYNDE – LØVINDENE begivenhed ser WIBA minimumvægt verdensmesterDenise Slot forsvare sin krone mod en endnu ikke udnævnt erstatningsmodstander.
Det stablede kort er vært for omkampen mellemNicola Hopewell ogTasha Boyes, efter Boyes' uheldige pensionering under deres tidligere møde på grund af en armskade.
Tidligere ti gange verdensmester i kickboksningCaitlin Foran vil gøre sin anden optræden i serien og skal møde Shrewsbury'sBeccy Ferguson.
Tidligere engelsk national amatørmesterEllie Coulson vil også optræde for anden gang i serien, denne gang står hun over forEster Konecna fra Tjekkiet.
Sheffields tidligere femdobbelte nationale amatørmester og ubesejret som professionel, Hollie Towl, står over for MaltasMelissa Harianto.
World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai verdensmesterNatacha De Almeida fra Schweiz, får sin professionelle boksedebut mod York'sCarly Mackenzie.
Tidligere eliteamatør, South Shields'Estelle Scott, er tilbage i aktion mod debutKirsty Biswas fra Middlesbrough.
ManchestersSophie Varley får sin første optræden i serien og vil møde debutIvette Garcia.
Shrewsbury's PBC International Silver Bantamweight ChampionJaime Bates vil gå tå-til-tå med den meget erfarne kenyanerJane Kavulani.
Ud over at være den første alle kvindelige professionelle boksebegivenhed, LAD KAMP BEGYNDE – LØVINDENE vil også være den første begivenhed nogensinde i Storbritannien, der afholdes af et helt kvindehold, der er licenseret af briterne & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA), som sanktionerer den historiske begivenhed.
Tidligere amatør A-klassedommerCarla Fox vil den tredje person i ringen, Michelle Pennington ogErica Higgins vil være inspektørerne ogEmma Truepenny vil være tidtager og på grund af en brækket tå forhindrer hende i at konkurrere på den historiske begivenhed, MBC International Champion og BIBAs direktør for kvindeboksningMarianne Marston, som også er kvalificeret chefinspektør/mesterskabssupervisor, vil nu være Chief Inspector og Championship Supervisor af arrangementet.
LAD KAMP BEGYNDE – LØVINDENE, i forbindelse medPAPA JOHNS PIZZA ogNEON ENERGY DRINK, finder sted den 21. november 2020 og sendes udelukkende live videreFITE TV (PPV @ $12.99)
Promoter Lee Mcallister announced earlier that there will be two female contests on the upcoming LET BATTLE COMMENCE II, i samarbejde med PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA og NEON ENERGY DRINK, which takes place ‘behind closed doors’ at the OYO Northern Hotel in Aberdeen and broadcast exclusively live by FITE TV on Saturday 15th August 2020.
The first of the all female battles features on the UK #1 og Verden #27 Ranked Super Flyweight Worksop’s Nicola Hopewell in action against Leeds’ Tasha Boyes.
Back on March 7th, just before the UK went into lockdown, Hopewell secured her #1 UK ranking onBoxRanking.Com via a sensational second round knockout victory over Ghana’s Anita Addy at the Hoops Basketball Centre in Barrow-on-Furness.
As an Amateur Hopewell, a former England Pathway Squad member, shared the ring with a host of top class fighters including Commonwealth Gold Medalist and now undefeated pro boxer Lisa Whiteside and GB boxer Tori Ellis Willetts who is on the pathway for the Olympics. During her time at the Team GB facility in Sheffield Hopewell also sparred with the likes of double Olympic Gold Medalist Nicola Adams as well as WBC International Championship Challenger Nina Bradley and IBO and WBC World Champion Terri Harper.
Hopewell’s opponent on the 15th August will be 28 year old Tasha Boyes from York, who only got into boxing a couple of years ago, after hearing about two sisters whose parents had died in the Manchester Bombing and she wanted to do something to help them in some way, so she decided to participate in a ‘White Collar’ boxing event to raise money for the orphaned sisters. Boyes continued competing successfully on the unlicensed scene, competing in further Charity events to raise funds for those more in need than herself, until earlier this year. On the 15th August Boyes will be making making her professional debut
Nicola Hopewell and Tasha Boyes careers may have been via very different routes, but come the 15th August their journeys will lead them into the very same ring.
The second of these mouthwatering fights features two pro debutante’s in action against each other, when Sheffield’s sensational Five Time National Amateur Champion Star Hollie Towl goes toe-to-toe with the World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai verdensmester Natacha De Almeida fra Schweiz.
Towl began boxing at the age of 11 years and during her esteemed Amateur career Towl secured numerous accolades including;
East Midlands Champion 2015 – 2020
National Champion 2014-2020 at three different weight classes
East Midlands box cup champion 2018 og 2019.
National association of boys and girls club champion 2019.
Esker Irish box cup champion 2019.
Esker Irish box cup silver medal 2018.
England boxing winter box cup champion 2019.
Hull box cup champion 2019 og 2020.
National welterweight champion belt holder 2019.
Xbox academy champion of champions belt holder two years running 2018-2020.
Towl was invited to join the England Boxing National Pathway Squad and has sparred WBC World Champion Terri harper and Commonwealth Champion Nina Bradley.
Towl’s opponent on the 15th August, 28 year old Natacha De Almeida, is the current WBC and PFF Muay Thai World Champion.
I marts 2019 De Almeida travelled to Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana, where she faced and beat the bookies favourite Malaysian Dolphina Waltertony, to secure the coveted Green WBC Belt.
De Almeida has always had world class stand-up skills, so the transition to Professional Boxing should not be too much for the Muay Thai World Champ.
The full card for LET BATTLE COMMENCE II, in Association with PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA and NEON ENERGY DRINK, which takes place on Saturday 15th August 2020 and will be broadcast exclusively live on FITE TV, er:
1) Mellemvægt
Seks gang, Fem division verdensmester, og promotor af serien LET BATTLE COMMENCE, Lee McAllister makes his first appearance on the series and faces Spain based Nicaraguan Edwin Palacios in the headline fight. Palacios has stated he’s up to the challenge and to expect fireworks.
2) Fjervægt
Sensationel Teen tidligere amatørstjerne Hollie Towl får sin professionelle debut mod lige så sensationel World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai verdensmester Natacha De Almeida fra Schweiz, der også får sin professionelle boksdebut.
3) Weltervægt
Unbeaten Jack Jones (4-0-0) from Leeds is set to take on Nicaraguan hard man Michael Isaac Carrero, after his original opponent Dean Porter withdrew.
4) Super flyvevægt
En virkelig lækre konkurrence ser PBC International Bronze Champion Nicola Hopewell gå tå til tå med spændende Tasha Boyes fra York, der vil gøre hendes professionelle debut.
5) Mellemvægt
Liverpools Scott Mcintyre (4-1-0) is intent on making a major statement when he takes on seriously tough Nicaraguan Wilmer Gonzalez (21-18-1), as just a few fights back Gonzalez KOd a former WBF European and International Champion, the very same Champ responsible for the only loss on the Liverpudlian’s record.
6) Super Fjervægt
Dennys Kevin Traynor (2-0-0) will need to be at his best when he takes on the current International Masters Champion Pablo Narvaez from Nicaragua.
7) Heavyweight
Den sidste kamp om natten vil placere debutant mod debutant, da Craig Dick tager imod Michael Bassett, both the big lads have stated they will be looking to make a big impression on the 15th August.
Lee Mcallister versus Edwin Palacios headlines LET BATTLE COMMENCE II, i samarbejde med PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA og NEON ENERGY DRINK og finder sted på Northern Hotel i Aberdeen og udsendes eksklusivt live på FITE TV lørdag 15. AUGUST 2020.
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Nathan Beattie vs Milton Arauz overskrifter 1. august og 6 tid verdensmester Lee McAllister vs Edwin Palacios overskrifter 15. august
Efter succesen med den indledende LET BATTLE COMMENCE, i samarbejde med PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA & NEON ENERGY DRINK, der fandt sted på Northern Hotel i Aberdeen sidste weekend, promotoren Lee Mcallister har annonceret yderligere to begivenheder i serien, der udsendes live og eksklusivt på FITE TV lørdag 1. august og lørdag 15. august 2020.
Tilbage den 18. juli så fans af den pugilistiske kunst over hele verden LET BATTLE COMMENCE 1 på FITE TV blev behandlet af forestillingen om tilbagevenden til kampen af Lineal World Boxing Organization (WBO) Fjervægt verdensmester Scott Harrison, der stod overfor og stoppede Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Champion Paul Peers i en seks-runde, der ikke er mesterskab.
Forud for Harrison-Peers så fansne, der var tunet ind, en utrolig Battle Royale imellem 10 tid Kick Boxing verdensmester Caitlin Foran, der lavede sin professionelle boksdebut, og Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Bronze Champion Jaime Bates, der trådte ind som sen udskiftning efter oprindelig modstander Carly Mackenzie brød to tæer i en rideulykke den foregående weekend. Efter seks utroligt tæt kæmpede runder sikrede Foran sejren ved en afslutning 58-56 peger i overensstemmelse.
Nattens tredje kamp var en fantastisk all action-krig mellem ubesejret Lewis Mulberry og Nicaraguas Johnson Tellez. Jeg er sikker på, at de, der ser på tv, var lige så begejstrede for handlingen som mig selv, Mulberry's ringnavn er "Machine Gun" og tro mig, det er en mest passende moniker, som 19 år gammel pebrede kroppen af sin langt mere erfarne modstander med hurtig og kraftig venstre og rettigheder i et meget hurtigt tempo. Efter seks glimrende alle handlingsrunder, Dommer Edward Laws scorekort læses 60-54 til fordel for teen-sensationen Lewis Mulberry.
Forud for Mulberry-Tellez Perths Adam Stewart (1-0-0) vendte tilbage til ringen mod den sene udskiftning af Nicaraguas Alexander Zeledon, efter en skade påført af den oprindelige modstander Liverpools Steve Sunners (4-0-0). Tidligere i år slog Zeledon Manchester's Dan Booth (4-1-0), så ikke en let modstander, uanset hans negative rekord, for 25 årige Stewart, der vendte tilbage til kampen efter en tre års sabbatsperiode.
Hvilken krakende kamp, begge hovedpersoner gik på hammer og tang i næsten fire runder, før Stewarts magt kom i spil sent i fjerde. Med omkring 25 andet eller deromkring af den tilbageværende runde fyrede Stewart en massiv Exocet for at sende Nicaraguan til dækket, Zeledon havde tydeligvis smerter, da han uden held forsøgte at komme på benene. Officiel tid for stop 2 minutter og 40 sekunder af den fjerde runde.
Åbningskampen om natten se 18 årige tungvægt Liam Allan fra Aberdeen debuterer professionelt mod Puerto Rican Jose F Leon. Revnende åbningsrunde, men i den anden Allans modne tilgang, der mishandlede hans ømme år, virkelig kom i spil.
Efterhånden som den anden strofe skred frem, Allan arbejdede bag sin fantastiske jab for at skabe nogle gode åbninger, som han tog uden en anden tanke. Lige omkring midtvejs gennem anden runde gjorde en sådan åbning det muligt for ungen at lade rive med et massivt skud, der sendte Leon til dækket. Leon lavede optællingen, og boksen blev genoptaget, derefter med omkring 30 sekunder af den resterende runde skabte Allan endnu en åbning og lod endnu en gang rive og landede et stort skud for at sende sydamerikaneren til lærredet for anden gang, den hårde puertoricanske forsøgte at komme på benene igen, men kunne bare ikke tælle, officielle tidspunkt for standsning var 2 minutter og 40 sekunder.
Den første begivenhed i august, LAD BATTLE COMMANDCE II, i samarbejde med PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA og NEON ENERGY DRINK, finder sted på Northern Hotel i Aberdeen og udsendes live og eksklusivt af FITE TV lørdag 1. AUGUST 2020.
Opstillingen til 1. august er:
1) Letvægts
PBC & WBU International Champion Nathan Beattie (10-4-0) har en seriøst hård aften foran sig, når han træder ind i ringen med Nicaraguan Milton Arauz (10-3-1)
2) Super flyvevægt
En virkelig lækre konkurrence ser PBC International Bronze Champion Nicola Hopewell gå tå til tå med spændende Tasha Boyes fra York, der vil gøre hendes professionelle debut.
3) Mellemvægt
Liverpools Scott Mcintyre (4-1-0) vil påtage sig den alvorligt hårde Nicaraguan Wilmer Gonzalez (21-18-1), der bare et par kæmper tilbage med en bestemt britisk WBF europæisk og international mester.
4) Super Fjervægt
Dennys Kevin Traynor (2-0-0) bliver nødt til at være på sit bedste, når han møder den spændende græske kæmper Paris Stavropoulos (2-1-0), der optræder første gang i Storbritannien.
5) Heavyweight
Den sidste kamp om natten vil placere debutant mod debutant, da Craig Dick tager imod Michael Bassett, begge de store gutter har udtalt, at de vil se på at gøre et stort indtryk den 1. august.
Den anden af begivenhederne i august, LAD BATTLE START III, i samarbejde med PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA og NEON ENERGY DRINK finder sted på Northern Hotel i Aberdeen og udsendes eksklusivt live på FITE TV lørdag den 15. AUGUST 2020.
Opstillingen til den 15. august er:
1) Mellemvægt
Seks gang, Fem division verdensmester, og promotor af serien LET BATTLE COMMENCE, Lee McAllister træder ind for at erstatte Maltas Brandon Borg for at møde Gerona, Spanien baserede Nicaraguan Edwin Palacios i hovedkampen, bestemt en meget hårdere kamp for Palacios end hvad han forventede, men den sydamerikanske macho har erklæret, at han er klar til udfordringen og forventer fyrværkeri.
2) Fjervægt
Sensationel Teen tidligere amatørstjerne Hollie Towl får sin professionelle debut mod lige så sensationel World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai verdensmester Natacha De Almeida fra Schweiz, der også får sin professionelle boksdebut.
3) Mellemvægt
Nathan Russo mod Wilmer Gonzalez – dette efterlængte sammenstød mellem Big Bangers skyldtes oprindeligt at have været på det første LET BATTLE COMMENCE-show i serien, men måtte omplaceres på grund af en mindre skade påført af Russo. Uden tvivl vil dette blive en meget spændende konkurrence, hvor lang tid det holder, er det nogen, der gætter på, da Russo har vundet hver kamp indtil videre af KNOCKOUT og Gonzalez har gjort 14 KO'er på hans rekord, herunder en kæmpe oprørt KO-sejr over en bestemt World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Europæisk og International Champion sidste år.
4) Weltervægt
I stedet for den forventede omkamp mod Dean Porter, Leeds Jack Jones, vil nu møde den nicaraguanske hårde mand Michael Isaac Carrero, efter at den oprindelige modstander Porter måtte trække sig tilbage.
5) Bantamvægt
Den lokale dreng Kenny Allan står over for Chadwell Heath, Surreys Jordan Smith i aftenens åbningskonkurrence, Allan vil søge at sikre sin anden sejr i sin nybegyndte karriere, mens Smith vil søge at få den første sejr på sin rekord på dette bare hans tredje pro-udflugt.
Nathan Beattie versus Milton Arauz overskrifter LAD BATTLE COMMENCE II, i samarbejde med PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA og NEON ENERGY DRINK, finder sted på Northern Hotel i Aberdeen og udsendes live og eksklusivt af FITE TV lørdag 1. AUGUST 2020.
LAD BATTLE COMMENCE II PPV den 1. august ($4.99 ca. £ 4) gå tilhttps://www.fite.tv/watch/let-battle-commence-beattie-arauz/2p7rq/
Lee Mcallister versus Edwin Palacios overskrifter LAD BATTLE COMMENCE III, i samarbejde med PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA og NEON ENERGY DRINK og finder sted på Northern Hotel i Aberdeen og udsendes eksklusivt live på FITE TV lørdag 15. AUGUST 2020.
LAD BATTLE COMMENCE III PPV ($4.99 ca. £ 4) vil være tilgængelig på FITE TV fra onsdag den 29. juli
Football and Boxing Stars, such as Harry Redknapp, Peter Crouch, Peter Odemwingie, Les Ferdinand and Jimmy Bullard from Football and WBO Inter-Continental Champion Anthony Yarde and WBF International & European Champion Tommy Jacobs from Professional Boxing have pledged their support for the Kiyan Prince Foundation (KPF) Charity event that takes place at the London Irish Centre in Camden in London on Saturday 21st December
The above named stars plus many more will be attending the Charity Boxing event to raise funds for the Kiyan Prince Foundation (KPF), which is hosted by former WBO & IBF Inter-Continental and MBC International Champion and KPF founder Dr Mark Prince OBE.
The event will feature five amateur contests, featuring local boxers and one professional bout, featuring Robert Duran, son of legendary Panamanian four division World Champion Roberto Duran.
In addition to the boxing action Slim the Comedian will entertain the crowd with a set and well as a memorabilia auction (Football and Boxing)
Billetter, prissat £ 30 (Standard Siddende) and £40 (Ringside) for ‘Jabbing not Stabbing’ that takes place at the London Irish Centre, Camden Square, Camden, London NW1 9XB on Saturday 21st December 2019 are now available on-line atwww.tkoboxoffice.com
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About The Kiyan Prince Foundation:
The Kiyan Prince Foundation was established in 2008 in memory of Kiyan Prince, Dr Prince’s fifteen-year-old son and a talented footballer who was stabbed in the heart, whilst trying to break up a fight, outside his school gates. This devastating tragedy marked the beginning of a journey which has not only transformed Dr Prince’s life but also equipped him with the knowledge and skills to support families and help prevent similar cases. In this process, he has had to defeat two of life’s toughest challenges – anger and revenge, find the strength to forgive and the commitment to substitute anger with positive life skills.
About Kiyan Prince:
Kiyan Prince was the first son born to Mark Prince and Tracy Cumberbatch on 25th November 1990.
He was an outgoing and well loved young man who got along with everybody. Teachers, fellow pupils, Queens Park Rangers football team… in fact anyone who came into contact with Kiyan counted it a privilege to have done so.
On May 18th 2006 Kiyan’s life came to a tragic, untimely and unnecessary end. The loving nature, by which he was known, was what made him step in and defend his friend who was being picked on by another youth.
The incident took place outside the gates of his school, the London Academy, located in Edgware North London. Kiyan attempted to resolve the situation in the most peaceable way by directly challenging the aggressor.
The ‘killer’, 16 year old Hannad Hasan, felt that Kiyan had disrespected him because he stood up to him. He then turned and callously killed Kiyan – plunging a knife straight into his chest. Kiyan died of a single, but fatal, stab wound to his heart.
Kiyan, who played for Queens Park Rangers Under-16’s football team. He was dubbed ‘The Bullet’ because of his speed and he was hailed as the next Wayne Rooney… tipped to play for England.
Kiyan was a beautiful, thoughtful, kind and considerate young man. . How he lived was reflected in the way he died… in probably the last words he ever spoke…
Even though he must have been very scared and in pain… in dying he still represented the life he lived. His heart was so full of love and empathy for others. In his final minutes his thoughts were, selv da, still of others. As he lay bleeding he told his friends: “if these are my last words… tell my Mum I love her.”
About Mark Prince:
Dr Mark Prince is CEO and Founder of the Kiyan Prince Foundation, a charity borne out of pain, suffering and grief. Through a series of personal challenges (homelessness, drugs and alcohol abuse and criminal activity); triumphs and tragedy, the then known Mark Prince, developed a burning desire to support young people embroiled in a downward spiral of urban violence. The devastating tragedy of his son’s murder in 2006 further confirmed the importance of early intervention in a young person’s life in order to prevent what often seems like an inevitable journey into despair.
Education and Sport:
A significant part of the foundation’s work is to target school aged children and young people from primary through to secondary and tertiary education, through mentoring, life skills and training programmes. Being a professional boxer achieving titles such as the IBF and WBO Inter-continental Light-heavy weight Championship by (1997) and fighting for a world title in 1998, Dr Prince has invaluable skills and experiences that help in the development and transformation of young people’s lives for good. His autobiography The Prince of Peace written by Dr Prince and Paul Zanon is already a best seller.
Collaboration:
The Kiyan Prince Foundation is a project that has seen Dr Prince collaborate with a range of notable individuals, organisations, medierne, government officials and celebrities to shine a light on the socio-economic issues impacting on young people and families nationally. He has been involved in the creation and the was the feature of the ITV documentary, “Put the Knives and Guns Down” screened on ITV London Tonight Special; panel member for The News of The World’s “Save Our Streets” campaign; keynote speaker at Metropolitan Police Operation Trident Program; and guest speaker at conferences such as, the NBCPA National Black Crown Prosecutors Association Annual Conference and the National Governor Prison Association Annual Conference.
Recognition and Vision:
In recognition of the significant contribution to the community and fight against knife crime, Dr Prince has received several well-deserved awards e.g. The Children’s Champion Award from Prime Minister Gordon Brown; an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Excel University; and recently in the Queen’s New Year Honours list (2019) to receive an OBE.
It is the foundation’s vision to obtain funding/raise the revenue to deliver#inspiringfuturechampions a campaign which involves delivering powerful messages to every school in London first, with inspirational speakers who are high level influencers amongst young people together with Dr Prince sharing with them how to utilise their strength of will, recognise their potential, individuality, purpose, how to value themselves, come back from adversity and the power of self-belief, which when understood all leads to young people steering clear of guns and knives which is a problem of the mind and not of the knife.