Mark Connor is a Boxing trainer and writer who began boxing in Saint Paul at age 10. He is a former Upper Midwest Golden Gloves lightweight champion, has trained amateur, professional, competitive, and recreational boxers since 2003, runs a personal training service, Fighting Chance/Boxing For Life, and currently works with boxers at Element Gym in Saint Paul. He has written articles about Boxing and Minnesota boxers since the 1990s and his first book, It’s About Time (Millions of Copies Sold for Dad), published in June, 2024