Jim
01-02-2007, 11:51 AM
Queen strips Hamed!
Naz loses MBE in controversial move
The Queen of England has ordered that former featherweight champion Prince Naseem Hamed be stripped of his MBE after serving a jail term for dangerous driving. Hamed's name is now erased from the Order of the British Empire. The MBE is one of several awards in the British honors system where people are publicly recognized for their bravery, achievement or service to the UK. To have one's title taken away is very rare and the fact that there are others who retained their "honours" after serving jail sentences seems extremely unfair to Naz, who last fought in 2002 but has never officially retired.
Fightnews 1-1-07
Naz loses MBE in controversial move
The Queen of England has ordered that former featherweight champion Prince Naseem Hamed be stripped of his MBE after serving a jail term for dangerous driving. Hamed's name is now erased from the Order of the British Empire. The MBE is one of several awards in the British honors system where people are publicly recognized for their bravery, achievement or service to the UK. To have one's title taken away is very rare and the fact that there are others who retained their "honours" after serving jail sentences seems extremely unfair to Naz, who last fought in 2002 but has never officially retired.
Fightnews 1-1-07