Shapiro, Anton

The author was born in London and served as a merchant seaman at sixteen. He joined the Canadian Army at eighteen and was considered a good prospect on the fight cards. Faulty eyesight stopped any ambitions he might have had in the fight game. He has lived in Amsterdam and Paris before returning to England.

He has written two novels, a prize winning short story, and has illustrated a children's book and articles on boxing, the latest of which was published in the Boxing Yearbook 2010.