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The title grand prince or great prince (Latin: Magnus Princeps; Belarusian: Вялíкі князь, 'Vyaliki knyaz'; German: Großfürst; Finnish: Suuriruhtinas; Danish: Storfyrste; Russian: Великий князь, Velikiy knyaz; Swedish: Storfurste; Croatian: Veliki knez; Serbian: veliki župan/велики жупан; Lithuanian: Didysis kunigaikštis; Hungarian: Nagyfejedelem; Czech: Velkokníže; Polish: Wielki książę; Turkish: Büyük prens, Granprens, Ukrainian: Великий князь, Velykyi kniaz) ranked in honour below emperor and tsar and above a sovereign prince (or Fürst).

Grand duke is the usual and established, though not literal, translation of these terms in English and Romance languages, which do not normally use separate words for a "prince" who reigns as a monarch (e.g. Albert II, Prince of Monaco) and a "prince" who does not reign, but belongs to a monarch's family (e.g. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge). German, Dutch, Slavic and Scandinavian languages do use separate words to express this concept, and in those languages grand prince is understood as a distinct title (for a cadet of a dynasty) from grand duke (hereditary ruler ranking below a king).

The title of grand prince was once used for the sovereign of a "grand principality". The last titular grand principalities vanished in 1917 and 1918, the territories being united into other monarchies or becoming republics. Already at that stage, the grand principalities of Lithuania, Transylvania and Finland had been for centuries under rulers of other, bigger monarchies, so that their title of grand prince was "masked" by a royal title (king/tsar) or an imperial one (emperor). The last sovereign to reign whose highest title was grand prince was Ivan IV of Moscow in the 16th century, until he assumed the style Tsar of Russia. When Ivan IV's pre-tsarist title is referred to in English, however, it is usually as grand duke.

Velikiy knjaz is also a Russian courtesy title for members of the family of the Russian tsar (from the 17th century), although those grand princes were not sovereigns.

Medieval use[link]

Grand Prince, used in the Slavic and Baltic languages, was the title of a mediæval monarch who headed a more-or-less loose confederation whose constituent parts were ruled by lesser princes. Those grand princes' title and position was at the time usually translated as king. In fact, the Slavic knjaz and the Baltic kunigaikštis (nowadays usually translated as prince) are cognates of king. However, a grand prince was usually only primus inter pares within a dynasty, primogeniture not governing the order of succession. All princes of the family were equally eligible to inherit a crown (for example, succession might be through agnatic seniority or rotation). Often other members of the dynasty ruled some constituent parts of the monarchy/country. An established use of the title was in the Kievan Rus' and in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from the 14th century). Thus, Veliki Knjaz has been more like high king than "grand duke", at least, originally and were not subordinated to any other authority as more western (for example Polish) Grand Dukes were.^{[citation needed]} As these countries expanded territorially and moved towards primogeniture and centralization, their rulers acquired more elevated titles.

Some of the first rulers of Hungary in the 10th century were grand princes: Geza and, until his royal coronation, his son and heir Stephen of Hungary.

Великий князь (Velikiy Kniaz; literally, great prince) was, starting in the 10th century, the title of the leading Prince of the Kievan Rus', head of the Rurikid House: first the prince of Kiev, and then that of Vladimir and Galicia-Volhynia starting in the 13th century. Later, several princes of nationally important cities, which comprised vassal appanage principalities, held this title (Grand Prince of Moscow, Tver', Yaroslavl', Ryazan', Smolensk, etc.). From 1328 the Grand Prince of Moscow appeared as the titular head of all of Russia and slowly centralized power until Ivan IV was crowned tsar in 1547. Since then, the title grand prince ceased to be a hereditary office and became a generic title for members of the Imperial family until the Russian Revolution of 1917.

The Lithuanian title Didysis kunigaikštis was used by the rulers of Lithuania, and after 1569, it was one of two main titles used by the monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The kings of Poland from the Swedish House of Vasa also used this title for their non-Polish territories. This Lithuanian title was sometimes latinized as Magnus Dux or Grand Duke.

In 1582, king John III of Sweden added Grand Prince of Finland to the subsidiary titles of the Swedish kings, however without any territorial or civic implications, Finland already being a part of the Swedish realm.

The Holy Roman Empire ruling house of Habsburg instituted a similar Grand Principality in Transylvania (Siebenburgen) in 1765.

After the Russian conquests, the title continued to be used by the Russian emperor in his role as ruler of Lithuania (1793–1918) and of autonomous Finland (1809–1917) as well. His titulary included, among other titles: "Grand Duke of Smolensk, Volynia, Podolia", "Lord and Grand Duke of Nizhni Novgorod, Chernigov" etc.

Modern use[link]

A more literal translation of the Russian title than grand duke would be great prince — especially in the pre-Petrine era — but the term is neither standard nor widely used in English. In German, however, a Russian Grand Duke was known as a Großfürst, and in Latin as Magnus Princeps.

Grand prince remained as a dynastic title for the senior members of the Romanov dynasty in Russia's imperial era. The title Velikiy Kniaz, its use finally formalized by Alexander III, then belonged to children and grandchildren (through sons) of the emperors of Russia. The daughters and paternal granddaughters of Russia's emperors used a different version of the title from females who obtained it as the consorts of Russian grand princes; the form for the latter was Великие Княгини, Velikie knjagini.

The title grand prince is also used for Archduke Amadeo of Austria, the son and heir of the pretender to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. His Tuscan style is HI&RH The Grand Prince of Tuscany.

Styles and forms of address[link]

In modern times a Russian Grand Duke or Grand Duchess is styled Imperial Highness.

See also[link]

• Knyaz
• Monarch
• Fürst
• Principality
• Grand Prince of Finland
• Grand Prince of the Hungarians
• Grand Duchy of Poznan
• Grand Duke of Lithuania
• Grand Duchy of Moscow
• Overlord of the Polanes and Duke of Cracow
• Nobility
• Royal and noble ranks
• Titles of nobility
• Grand Duke of Russia

Richard Williams, better known by his stage name Prince Ea, is an African-American rapper and activist.

Early life[link]

Prince Ea was born as Richard Williams on September 16, 1988 in St. Louis, Missouri, the youngest of three children, and has resided there his whole life. The alias Prince Ea is derived from Sumerian mythology ("The prince of the Earth"). He has also graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with Latin honors.^[1][2][3]

Music career[link]

In late 2008 Prince Ea released the mixtape "The Adolescence" on the internet for free download.^[4] A few days after the release, Prince Ea recorded an amateur video of himself rapping and entered it into a VIBE Magazine contest dubbed "VIBE Verses".^[5] Subsequently, Ea was declared the VIBE Verses grand champion and was awarded $5000 in music recording equipment along with a full page article in the VIBE Magazine, which held a total value of $50,000.^[6][7][8][9]

In 2009 he won a Funkvolume competition with the help of his 6000 subscribers on YouTube.^[10][11]

Ea has since also been won and subsequently been awarded the grand prize of a competition ran by Trojan condoms entitled "Magnum's Live Large Project II" hosted by rapper Ludacris. He was then flown out to Miami to perform with Ludacris.^[12]

He has made appearances on MTV's Made TV series.^[12]

In 2011 he was nominated for and subsequently won the Riverfront Times "Best hip-hop artist in St. Louis".^[3]

Prince Ea has also been labeled the first hip-hop artist to have a feature in Discover Magazine.^[13]

In February 2011, Prince Ea independently released "The Compilation Mixtape", a free digital compilation mixtape with selections from DJ Techne.

The "Make 'SMART' Cool" movement[link]

In late 2009 Prince Ea, upset at the present state of the music industry,^[14] decided to form a movement named "Make 'SMART' Cool".^[15] The "Make 'SMART' Cool" movement (SMART is an acronym for "Sophisticating Millions And Revolutionizing Thought") attempts to "promote intelligence to everyone, everywhere and integrate it with hip-hop. To create and nurture, without discrimination or preference, a community of free-thinking individuals under the singular purpose of promoting the ideals of education, intelligence, unity and creativity throughout the world at large."^[16]

A successful underground clothing line for the movement, which includes t-shirts and sweaters, was released and has gained support from artists such as newly signed So So Def producer Mike Kalombo.^[17]

Other artists to support the movement include Traphik, Black Thought, Immortal Technique, Sha Stimuli, August Rigo, and Klassic.^[9][14]

Discography[link]

Awards/Nominations[link]

• Vibe Magazine
  • 2008, Vibe Verses Contest (won).
• Funkvolume
  • 2009, Funkvolume Contest (won).
• Discover Magazine
  • 2010, Discover Magazine Feature
• Trojan (condoms)
  • 2011, Magnum Trojan Live Large Contest (won).
• Riverfront Times
  • 2011, Riverfront Times contest - Best Hip Hop artist nominee. (won)
• Juicy J
  • 2011, Juicy J underground search contest.(won)
• Jae Millz
  • 2011, Jae Millz Contest. (won)

References[link]

Funk Volume

External links[link]

• Official Make 'SMART' Cool website
• Prince Ea's channel on YouTube
• Interview with FilmedInsert.com

Naseem Hamed
Naseem Hamed in 1997
Statistics
Real name	Naseem Hamed
Nickname(s)	Prince, Naz
Rated at	Featherweight Super Bantamweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 4 1⁄2 in (1.64 m)
Reach	64 in (163 cm)
Nationality	English Yemeni
Born	(1974-02-12) 12 February 1974 (age 38) Sheffield, England
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	37
Wins	36
Wins by KO	31
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

Naseem Hamed (Arabic: نسيم حميد, Nasīm Ḥamīd; also known as Prince Naseem; born 12 February 1974) is an English former professional boxer.

He is the former WBO, WBC, IBF, & Lineal featherweight champion, and European bantamweight champion.

Hamed was known for his boxing antics and spectacular ring entrances that have included entering the ring via a Chevrolet Impala, a flying carpet, an elevator, and a palanquin; re-enacting the video of Michael Jackson's Thriller; and wearing a Halloween mask. He was also known for his front somersault over the top rope into the ring.

Biography[link]

Early career[link]

Hamed was born in Sheffield, to Yemeni parents, in 1974. Hamed started boxing professionally at Flyweight in 1992. He soon began rising through the ranks as he knocked out a series of opponents in the opening rounds. Age 20 he won the European bantamweight title, comprehensively beating the beleaguered Vincenzo Belcastro over twelve rounds. After one defense he added the WBC International super bantamweight title to his CV in 1994, overwhelming Freddy Cruz in Sheffield, whom he severely punished and stopped in six rounds. Hamed's popularity grew, his unorthodox style winning a large fan base and his boxing antics generating a large group of detractors. After signing for Frank Warren, Hamed, employing more spectacular entrances, knocked out better opposition in Enrique Angeles and Juan Polo Pérez, both within two rounds.

World Featherweight Champion[link]

Later in 1995, after controversially being named the WBO #1 featherweight contender (despite never having boxed at that weight), Hamed moved up to face Wales' defending WBO champion Steve Robinson. After dominating the bout and scoring a knockdown in round 5, Hamed won the title when the referee stopped the fight in round 8 after Robinson was caught with a left hook and lost his footing. The fight was held in front of Robinson's home crowd at the Cardiff rugby ground, Cardiff Arms Park, with rain pouring down on the fighters and the ring.^[1]

His first defence came against Austria based Nigerian, Said Lawal, who was instantly knocked down from Hamed's first punch, then stopped in just 35 seconds after being effortlessly dropped again. This was the fastest world title fight ever held in Scotland, much to the displeasure of the crowd. Hamed's second defence was against undefeated Puerto Rican Daniel Alicea. Televised in the United States by Showtime, Hamed was carried to the ring on a grand throne, something which Hamed later stated he was not comfortable with. After a fast, lively start from Alicea, Hamed suffered a surprising brief knockdown in round 1, the first of his career. However, Hamed won the fight in his favoured round 2 with two knockdowns, the second of which forced the referee to wave the fight off instantly.

Hamed's next defence was in Dublin against former two-time world featherweight title holder Manuel Medina. After knocking Medina down heavily in round 2, Hamed struggled to finish the fight until finally knocking Medina down twice in round 11. The end came when the ring side doctor advised Medina's corner to stop the fight. Hamed revealed in his post-fight interview that he'd fought with a heavy cold. Medina would go on to have many more tough title fights, remarkably winning versions of the featherweight world title another three times. Hamed's next opponent was the 27-0 Remigio Molina of Argentina, who was stopped in two rounds.

In February 1997, Hamed defeated long-time IBF champion Tom "Boom Boom" Johnson in eight rounds in a unification bout at the London Arena. After being constantly stunned and staggered from round 3 onwards, Johnson was finally dropped by a huge uppercut, then saved from further punishment by the referee. Hamed's first defence of both the WBO & IBF titles was a first round KO of veteran British boxer and European champion Billy Hardy. Before the bout Hamed had correctly predicted he would win in round 1. The next defence was an easy two round win against a hugely outclassed Juan Gerardo Carbrera. Due to boxing politics involving the IBF's mandatory challenger, Hamed was soon forced to relinquish the IBF title.

In Hamed's hometown of Sheffield in October 1997, he produced one of the best performances of his career in defending his WBO title against Jose Badillo, whose corner entered the ring to stop the fight during round 7.

In late 1997 Hamed made his heavily hyped U.S. debut. His ceremonious arrival on the British Airways Concorde was covered by multiple media outlets. There, he and former WBC title holder Kevin Kelley fought in a highly entertaining bout. This fight marks something of a watershed in Hamed's career, as he was forced, for the first time, to abandon his hands-down style of fighting throughout the entire course of the bout, given the calibre of Kelley. Nonetheless, despite suffering three knockdowns himself, Hamed put Kelley down for a third and final time to win by a fourth round knockout. This was his first of many fights on HBO.

In 1998, Hamed enjoyed victories over former three-time WBA title holder and then Lineal champion Wilfredo Vazquez (TKO 7), former WBC bantamweight title holder Wayne McCullough (W 12), and future IBF title holder Paul Ingle (TKO 11). In October 1999 at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States, Hamed defeated WBC featherweight champion Cesar Soto of Mexico over 12 rounds, adding the WBC title to his collection and briefly unifying the WBC & WBO titles. Hamed soon chose to relinquish his WBC title due to his commitment to being WBO champion.

Had Vazquez not been (deliberately) stripped by the WBA of his belt (the WBA did not want their featherweight title unified with the WBO), Hamed would have had the distinction of winning all four world titles in a division, something only Riddick Bowe had achieved at heavyweight.

In March 2000 at Olympia, Kensington, London, Hamed knocked out former undefeated long-reigning IBF super bantamweight title holder, Vuyani Bungu of South Africa. The fight was ended with a single straight left hand, in one of Hamed's most impressive performances and biggest victories.

Hamed successfully retained his WBO title for the fifteenth and final time in August 2000 against Augie Sanchez at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States via a devastating fourth round knockout. After this bout, rather than face the unknown EBU Champion & WBO mandatory challenger István Kovács, Hamed relinquished his WBO title to pave the way for a Superfight with long-time rival, Marco Antonio Barrera.

Hamed vs Barrera[link]

On 7 April 2001 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Hamed lost to Marco Antonio Barrera via a unanimous decision, losing his Lineal championship. Hamed's record at the time was 35-0 and he was a heavy favourite with bookmaker's odds of 1/8. After being wobbled in Round 1, Hamed could not hit Barrera with his trademark lefts as the Mexican boxer was equally as quick and was not fighting defensively. His game plan was to circle around Hamed anti-clockwise to negate Hamed's powerful left hand punch. On one occasion early in the fight, Hamed grabbed Barrera and they both fell to the ground where Barrera threw a right jab, leading to a warning from referee Joe Cortez. In the 12th and final round, Hamed, still looking for the knockout punch, missed wildy with a left hand, resulting in Barrera taking the opportunity to trap Hamed in a Half Nelson hold and force his head into the turnbuckle, resulting in a point deducted by referee Joe Cortez. Ultimately, Barrera was more versatile and threw more impressive combinations forcing Hamed into going for ill directed power punches.

Final bout[link]

On 18 May 2002 at ExCel Arena, Docklands, London, Hamed returned to the ring for what turned out to be his final boxing match, against the European champion Manuel Calvo. Despite winning the fight comfortably by a unanimous decision, Hamed performed poorly, resulting in boos and derision from the British crowd during the later rounds, with many people leaving before the last round.^[2] In a tense post-fight interview with Ian Darke, Hamed assured a quick return to the ring which ultimately never happened. Vague talk of a return to the sport has swirled around the charismatic fighter ever since, but no firm plans have ever been made.

In an interview for Sky Sports, Hamed mentioned that part of the reason that he left boxing after this fight was because of his commitments to his family, whom he would often not see for up to 9 weeks at a time whilst attending training camps. Hamed also gave an interview for BBC Radio Sportsweek and announced that his retirement was largely due to chronic hand problems, which meant he had to take tendinitis injections after every fight.

Legacy and impact[link]

Hamed's boxing career is seen by many experts in the sport as one of unfulfilled potential. Frank Warren, the boxing promoter, once said of Hamed: "I think at one stage he was the most exciting fighter that I'd ever been involved with. At one stage, in the early part of his career, he could have gone on to become one of the great fighters. But that disappeared when he didn't fight as regularly as he should have done, when he was cutting corners on his training. It just didn't work out for him from that point on."^[3]

Moreover commentators have pointed out that Hamed's ability should have propelled him to achievements that would have given him legendary status, but that his noted dislike of the long hard training camps and long periods away from his family hindered this.^[4]

As popular lower weight fighters like Oscar De La Hoya and Kostya Tszyu moved into the mid-weight classes and the Mexican champion Julio César Chávez declined, Hamed and Arturo Gatti filled the void. Hamed's boxing antics made him the new poster-boy for lighter-weight boxers and his charisma attracted a large number of fans.

Hamed was referenced by legendary hip-hop artist Nas in the song "You Won't See Me Tonight", with the lyrics "I can't forget how I met you, you thought I was a boxer/ Prince Naseem, but I'm a mobster, Nas from Queens". Hamed himself recorded a song with hip hop group Kaliphz called "Walk Like a Champion", which reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart in 1996.

British boxing pundit Steve Bunce stated on the 15 March 2008 edition of BBC panel show Fighting Talk that Hamed was the greatest British boxer of all time. World Boxing, a sister publication of the more famous The Ring Magazine, ranked Hamed as the 11th greatest British boxer of all-time. The Ring also ranked Hamed as the 46th greatest puncher of all-time. Journalist Daniel Fletcher, in a 10-year anniversary commemoration of the end of Hamed's career, "Requiem for Naseem", referred to Hamed as "the most talented fighter to ever live", one of history's première featherweights and British boxers, and that while his career ended prematurely at the age of 28, he still managed to dominate his weight class for six years and boast some formidable achievements. ^[5]

Professional boxing record[link]

36 Wins (31 Knockouts), 1 Defeat, 0 Draws[6]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	36-1	Manuel Calvo	UD	12	2002-05-18	ExCel Arena, Docklands, London	[Won "IBO" featherweight title.
Loss	35-1	Marco Antonio Barrera	UD	12	2001-04-07	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada	Lost Lineal featherweight title.
Win	35-0	Augie Sanchez	TKO	4 (12), 2:34	2000-08-19	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut	Retained Lineal/WBO featherweight titles.
Win	34-0	Vuyani Bungu	TKO	4 (12), 1:38	2000-03-11	Olympia, Kensington, London	Retained Lineal/WBO featherweight titles.
Win	33-0	César Soto	UD	12	1999-10-22	Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan	Retained Lineal/WBO featherweight titles. Won WBC featherweight title.
Win	32-0	Paul Ingle	TKO	11 (12), 0:45	1999-04-10	M.E.N. Arena, Manchester	Retained Lineal/WBO featherweight titles.
Win	31-0	Wayne McCullough	UD	12	1998-10-31	Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained Lineal/WBO featherweight titles.
Win	30-0	Wilfredo Vazquez	TKO	7 (12), 2:29	1998-04-18	Nynex Arena, Manchester	Retained WBO featherweight title. Won Lineal featherweight title.
Win	29-0	Kevin Kelley	TKO	4 (12), 2:27	1997-12-19	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Retained WBO featherweight title.
Win	28-0	Jose Badillo	TKO	7 (12), 1:37	1997-10-11	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Retained WBO featherweight title.
Win	27-0	Juan Gerardo Cabrera	TKO	2 (12), 2:17	1997-07-19	The Arena, Wembley, London	Retained WBO/IBF featherweight titles.
Win	26-0	Billy Hardy	TKO	1 (12), 1:33	1997-05-03	Nynex Arena, Manchester	Retained WBO/IBF featherweight titles.
Win	25-0	Tom Johnson	TKO	8 (12), 2:27	1997-02-08	New London Arena, Millwall, London	Retained WBO featherweight title. Won IBF featherweight title.
Win	24-0	Remigio Molina	TKO	2 (12)	1996-11-09	Nynex Arena, Manchester	Retained WBO featherweight title.
Win	23-0	Manuel Medina	RTD	11 (12), 3:00	1996-08-31	The Point, Dublin	Retained WBO featherweight title.
Win	22-0	Daniel Alicea	TKO	2 (12), 2:46	1996-06-08	Telewest Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear	Retained WBO featherweight title.
Win	21-0	Said Lawal	KO	1 (12), 0:35	1996-03-16	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow	Retained WBO featherweight title.
Win	20-0	Steve Robinson	TKO	8 (12), 1:40	1995-09-30	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Won WBO featherweight title.
Win	19-0	Juan Polo Perez	KO	2 (12)	1995-07-01	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	Retained WBC International super bantamweight title.
Win	18-0	Enrique Angeles	KO	2 (12)	1995-05-06	Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset	Retained WBC International super bantamweight title.
Win	17-0	Sergio Rafael Liendo	KO	2 (12)	1995-03-04	Forum, Livingston	Retained WBC International super bantamweight title.
Win	16-0	Armando Castro	KO	4 (12)	1995-01-21	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow	Retained WBC International super bantamweight title.
Win	15-0	Laureano Ramírez	TKO	3 (12)	1994-11-19	Wales National Ice Rink, Cardiff	Retained WBC International super bantamweight title.
Win	14-0	Freddy Cruz	TKO	6 (12)	1994-10-12	Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Won vacant WBC International super bantamweight title.
Win	13-0	Antonio Picardi	TKO	3 (12)	1994-08-17	Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Retained European bantamweight title.
Win	12-0	Vincenzo Belcastro	UD	12	1994-05-11	Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Won European bantamweight title.
Win	11-0	John Miceli	KO	1 (6)	1994-04-09	Leisure Centre, Mansfield, Nottingham
Win	10-0	Peter Buckley	TKO	4 (6)	1994-01-29	Wales National Ice Rink, Cardiff
Win	9-0	Chris Clarkson	KO	2 (6)	1993-09-24	National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Win	8-0	Kevin Jenkins	TKO	3 (6)	1993-05-26	Leisure Centre, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Win	7-0	Alan Ley	KO	2 (6)	1993-02-24	Grand Hall, Wembley, London
Win	6-0	Peter Buckley	PTS	6	1992-11-12	Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside
Win	5-0	Des Gargano	KO	4 (6)	1992-10-07	Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Win	4-0	Miguel Matthews	KO	3 (6)	1992-07-14	Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair, London
Win	3-0	Andrew Bloomer	TKO	2 (6)	1992-05-23	National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands
Win	2-0	Shaun Norman	KO	2 (6)	1992-04-25	G-Mex Leisure Centre, Manchester
Win	1-0	Ricky Beard	KO	2 (6), 2:36	1992-04-14	Leisure Centre, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire	Professional debut

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Naseem at a World Wrestling Federation event in 1997 with his WBO Featherweight Championship.

Major Sanctioning Bodies

• WBO Featherweight Champion (126 lbs)
• IBF Featherweight Champion (126 lbs)
• WBC Featherweight Champion (126 lbs)

Lineal Championship titles:

• World Featherweight Champion (126 lbs)

Regional/International Titles

• WBC International Super Bantamweight Championship (122 lbs)
• EBU Bantamweight Championship (118 lbs)

Controversy outside the ring[link]

On 2 May 2005 Hamed was involved in a 90-mph three-car collision at Ringinglow Road, Sheffield, while driving his £300,000 silver McLaren-Mercedes SLR. He was arrested on 3 May, released on bail and later charged at Sheffield Magistrates Court on 3 December.^[7]

On 31 March 2006 Hamed entered a plea of guilty and was warned he could face jail by a judge at Sheffield Crown Court.^[8] The Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Alan Goldsack, adjourned the case until 12 May to allow pre-sentence reports to be prepared. The court heard how the man in the car Hamed hit, later revealed as 38-year-old Anthony Burgin, who had attended a number of previous hearings, was unable to come to court because he was in hospital for further treatment. His wife Clare was also injured.

On 12 May the court heard in a sentencing hearing how Hamed had been anxious to impress businessman Asif Goro, who was a passenger in the McLaren-Mercedes at the time of the crash. Hamed was showing what his car could do when he crossed a solid white line at a speed of at least 90 mph and crashed head-on into a Volkswagen Golf that emerged from a dip in the road. Hamed's car then hit a second vehicle, the Ford Mondeo he had been trying to overtake. Mr. Burgin, the driver of the Volkswagen Golf, was very seriously injured, breaking every major bone in his body and suffering bruising to the brain.^[5] Hamed escaped unhurt.

Hamed was sentenced for 15 months after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing. He was also given a four-year driving ban. Judge Alan Goldsack told Hamed: "I find it astonishing that the DVLA has not been prepared to cooperate with the prosecution to give them details of your earlier offences - apparently on human rights grounds." The DVLA's decision led to Hamed being sentenced without the judge being told he had previously been banned for a year for driving a Porsche at 110 mph on the M1 in Derbyshire. It was also revealed that Hamed had three other previous convictions for speeding offences, details of which the prosecution had to find from court records.

Hamed was granted an early release and left prison on 4 September 2006 after serving 16 weeks of the 15-month sentence. Hamed was placed under Home Detention Curfew for the remainder of his sentence, and monitored by an electronic tag.

Anthony Burgin, the driver whom Hamed collided with, said: "I am shocked that after such a serious accident Mr Hamed has been released after less than four months." After recommendation from the Honours Forfeiture Committee, Hamed was later stripped of his MBE, annulled as a consequence of the conviction.^[9]

There was also a civil court case rumoured to cost Hamed up to £1 million plus legal costs, as Burgin was deemed unable ever to work again.^[10]

Burgin was later arrested and charged with dangerous driving for an incident alleged to have involved Eleasha Hamed (the wife of Naseem) on 19 April 2007. Burgin pleaded not guilty, and appeared in court on 17 March 2008,^[11] following which he was cleared of charges.^[12]

See also[link]

• List of left-handed boxers

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Naseem Hamed from BoxRec
• BBC's Naseem Hamed profile

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9th Prince (born Terrance Hamlin) is a rapper and one of the founding members of rap group Killarmy.^[1] He was initially responsible for bringing the various members together, under the guide of his brother. He released his solo debut album Granddaddy Flow in 2003. He is the younger brother of RZA.^[2] He went by the alias Madman & Iron Fingers, especially in his early recordings. 9th Prince gets his name from the kung-fu movie Shaolin Prince. He has pushed hard for a reunion album with his group, and helped to release a 'greatest hits' album.

Discography[link]

Solo[link]

• Grandaddy Flow 2003

• Prince of New York 2008

• Revenge of the 9th Prince 2010

• One Man Army 2010

• Salute the General EP 2011

With Killarmy[link]

• Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars 1997
• Singles: "Swinging Swords," "Camouflage Ninjas"/"Wake Up,"
  "Wu-Renegades"/"Clash of the Titans"

• Dirty Weaponry 1998
• Singles: "Red Dawn"/"Where I Rest At," "The Shoot-Out"

• Fear, Love & War 2001
• Singles: "Street Monopoly"/"Monster," "Feel It"/"Militant,"
  "Nonchalantly"

• Greatest Hits 2011

Guest appearances[link]

• Gravediggaz Goin' On (featuring 9th Prince and Blue Raspberry) The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel 1997

• RZA Fuck What You Think (featuring 9th Prince and Islord) Bobby Digital In Stereo 1998

• Cilvaringz Valentine's Day Massacre (featuring 9th Prince, 60 Second Assassin, Shabazz the Disciple and Blue Raspberry) I (Cilvaringz album) 2007

• RZA Number One Samurai (Afro Season II Outro) (performed by 9th Prince) The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai Resurrection OST 2009

Videography[link]

• Sunz of Man || 12" Single || Soldiers of Darkness (featuring Killarmy and various Wu-Tang Clan cameos || 1995 Wu-Tang Records

• Killarmy || Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars || Swinging Swords
  Wake Up (featuring Hell Razah, Prodigal Sunn and various Wu-Tang Clan cameos)
  Wu-Renegades (featuring various Wu-Tang Clan cameos) || 1997 Loud/Priority/Wu-Tang Records

• Killarmy || Dirty Weaponry || The Shoot-Out (featuring Rza) || 1998 Wu-Tang Records

• Killarmy || Fear, Love & War || Feel It || 2001

References[link]

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Slavica Ćukteraš (Serbian Cyrillic: Славица Ћуктераш) (born 28 January 1985 in Šabac, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian pop-folk singer. She became famous after competing in the first season of the Zvezde Granda television singing contest and making it into the final six.

Discography[link]

• Nema pravila (2005)
• Ćiribu, ćiriba (2006)
• Exclusiva (2008)
• Nevreme (2011)

NEMA PRAVILA (2005)

• 1.Votka
• 2.Nema pravila
• 3.Život mi Oduzmi
• 4.Ne Gledaj Me
• 5.Navikla
• 6.Zvačeš je mojim imenom
• 7.Mona Liza
• 8.Za mene kraj je kraj
• 9.Prevari Me

ĆIRIBU, ĆIRIBA(2006)

• 1.Mrgud
• 2.Hej
• 3.Ćiribu, ćiriba
• 4.Racunaj Na Mene
• 5.Nije mi Dobro
• 6.Okreni Njen Broj
• 7.Adrenalin
• 8.Doci ce ti Glave
• 9.Sudbina

EXCLUSIVA(2008)

• 1.Exklusiva
• 2.Tresnje
• 3.Munje i Gromovi
• 4.Metar ispod zemlje
• 5.Mania
• 6.Manistar
• 7.Ruzo Bela
• 8.Ja te samo podsecam na nju
• 9.Mon Amour

NEVREME ( 2011 )

• 1.Lomljiva u struku
• 2.Nevreme
• 3.Mastala
• 4.Heroina
• 5.Savska prica
• 6.Losa
• 7.Ni po srcu
• 8.Pisi propalo

Singles[link]

• Zivot mi oduzmi (2005)
• Zvaces je mojim imenom (2005)
• Mon amour (2008)
• Ja te samo podsecam na nju (2008; II Axal Grand Festival)
• Zmija i žaba /feat. Oskar/ (2009)
• Prinče moj (2010; III Axal Grand Festival)

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Serbian) Official Website
• (Serbian) Zvezde Granda

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