Allan "The Assassin" Yassen was born in Boston, Ma. in 1962. He grew up in a small town on the South Shore. He overcame serious adversity, that would make anyone want to "quit" LIFE, and still became the 1983, '84 and '85 New England Golden Gloves Champ! He faced more adversity for the rest of his life, not complaining, just "rolling with the punches". He had his moments of happiness but inside he was "lost". His story is told in this book you are about to experience all of the adversity he had to overcome. It is a compelling story, almost unbelievable at times. Allan "The Assassin" somehow put all these "bad" things life had thrown at him or put them out of his mind to become a success! Now a boxing trainer and a cancer survivor. He said, "I knew what I was good at, (he was really good at boxing), he knew if he could forget about the "HELL" he knew as life, he could succeed. He went on to fight again in 2020(at 58 years young) and became victorious, knocking his 24-year-old opponent out at 2:42 of the second round! Allan "The Assassin" Yassen is a survivor, which is chronicled in this book about his life. If You thought YOUR life was CRAZY, you are not going to believe what this man has been through, to make this story worth reading. You are guaranteed to be in "AWE", when you find out what becoming a Champion took, For this young man. Hard to believe!... ENJOY! He is 60 yrs. old on the left, 62 yrs old and "Cancer-Free" on the right! Thank you so much, Allan "The Assassin" Yassen