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Melson Nominated for Most Inspirational of 2015!

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New York, NY (Desanm 29, 2015) – Junior middleweight boxer and philanthropist Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson has been nominated for Most Inspirational by Ring Magazine.

Having dedicated most of his life during the last 13 years to help cure Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries, Melson’s selfless efforts have been chronicled by various media outlets. The visibility of the cause he fights for and organization he donates 100% of his fight purses to, Ekip goumen Walk, has grown tremendously during the last few years.

Nan 2003 West Point graduate also helped organize three successful “Fighting for the Cure” galas and successfully lobbied New York’s powers that be to reinstate a bill that allocates a percentage of each moving violation towards Spinal Cord Injury research. Last summer, nan 15-1-1 junior middleweight along with Dr. Wise Young, Dr. Patricia Morton and others met with Congressman Chaka Fattah at a briefing at the Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC to discuss clinical trials that could help hundreds of thousands suffering from Spinal Cord Injuries walk again. Word from Congress about the trial going forward is expected within 90 jou.

An jeneral, Melson’s raised more than $350,000 for Team Fight to Walk.

"Last December the WBC honored me with their Ambassador Of Peace Award and this past July the NABF honored me with their Humanitarian Award,"Te di Melson, who captured the WBC USNBC title with a career best performance in May 2015. “A sport that I was forced to first partake in because of a mandatory gym class at West Point my Plebe (nevyèm ane) year along with my belief how I could use the boxing ring in order to help find a way to help people walk again has turned into this.”

"My only hope is that any human being learning of this story, especially children, internalize the following: understand your power of creating a vision, understanding what your own abilities are to achieve that vision and prepare to suffer while holding on to that vision for as long as their is air in your lungs. I believe my experience throughout this journey so far has shown again how one person can be the raindrop that creates the storm of change. What is real in our minds is real. I’m honored that Ring Magazine included me and I hope the publicity helps raise funds and awareness for Spinal Cord Injuries. Thank you to the sport I love for sharing my dream.”

To support Melson, please visit the comment section ofringtv.craveonline.com/news/407191-2015-ring-awards-finalists-for-most-inspirational or tweet @Ringmagazine. For more information about Team Fight to Walk, tanpri viziteTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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Ekip goumen mache ale nan òganize "goumen pou Cure an" Gala Oktòb 15!

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New York, NY (Septanm 24, 2015) - WBC-USNBC jinyò middleweight chanpyon Boyd Melson ak christan Zaccagnino, Fondatè nan Ekip goumen nan Mache, pral òganize twazyèm anyèl "Goumen pou Cure an" de gala benefis òganizasyon an Jedi, Oktòb 15 nan 6:15 pm

a Pointe a nan New Rochelle Beckwith, NY.

Biyè ak pakè parennaj nan "Goumen pou Cure an" yo disponib pa ale nan teamfighttowalk.com/gala oswa rele 914-497-5727. Tout don yo franchiz pou chak IRS règleman.
New York match Knicks gwo Jan Starks pral sèvi kòm Prezidan an honore pou aswè espesyal sa a ak yon kantite lòt envite yo ap disponib nan moun ki gen tikè melanje ak. Lis la envite aktyèl an gen ladan ansyen chanpyon nan lemonn ak liv pou sipèsta liv Pòl Williams, Super Bowl chanpyon kseuv Stephen Baker a Giants yo New York, middleweight chanpyon Danny Jacobs, ansyen chanpyon Junior Jones ak Chris Algieri ansanm ak ansyen New York match Knicks Herb Williams ak Jan Wallace. Plis envite pral anonse yon ti tan. Sa a aswè eksepsyonèl nan amizman, ak konsyans an gen ladan cocktèl & antre, yon dine fòmèl, vann piblik silans, tab matrak, mizik ap viv, louvri ba, DJ ak oratè envite.
Pandan de dènye ane yo, Ekip goumen nan mache anime gala siksè nan New York prezante komedyen zak soti nan Artie Lange ak Damon Rozier akonpaye pa diskou emosyonèl soti nan Melson, Zaccagnino, Gwo Max Brewer, mond ki renome Dr. Wise Young, Eric LeGrand ak sivivan kansè vire boxer chanpyon nan lemonn Danny Jacobs.
Nan mwa jen, Melson, Dr. Young ak Dr. Patricia Morton te rankontre ak Kongrè a nan Washington, DC prezante prèv ki sòti siksè esè Corydon Blesi Epinyè nan peyi Lachin. Esè yo Chinwa te wè 15 soti nan la 20 pasyan reprann kapasite nan mache ankò, li 10 pasyan gen retounen nan blad pipi ak fonksyon entesten yo. Sa a se egzak pwosedi a menm ki ta dwe itilize nan Amerik epi li se yon repons ofisyèl ki soti nan FDA an sou jijman an te espere yo vini anvan fen ane sa a.
Si esè yo yo dwe pran plas, pri a pou operasyon ak terapi se $150,000 pou chak pasyan ak 100% nan tout sa yo depans yo te leve soti vivan nan donasyon piblik. Pral jijman an ap fèt nan Inivèsite Lopital nan Newark, NJ epi yo pral patisipe 12 pasyan. Kounye a, gouvènman federal la pa ap ofri asistans finansye, menm si dè milye de sòlda yo retounen nan men lagè ak andomajman epin dòsal.
Depi lè a yo te rankontre nan yon klib dans pandan ane jinyò li nan West Point nan 2002, te bagay ki pi enpòtan nan lavi Melson a te wè Zaccagnino mache ankò. Christan kase kou l 'a laj de 10 apre yon aksidan plonje ak te nan prizon nan yon chèz woulant depi tout tan. Pran devan efò yo finansman pou jijman an susmansyone, Melson a bay 100% a pòch l 'soti nan 16 nan l ' 17 pwofesyonèl ak Ekip goumen Mache, yon 501(c)(3) ak youn nan pòch li ale nan yon zanmi anfans ki gen pitit gason te ap batay kansè nan sèvo. Ant de gala yo ak epizod pwofesyonèl l ', Melson la te ede ogmante plis pase $330,000.
"Nou se fèmen ke tout tan yo fè yon diferans enpòtan nan Amerik,"Te di Melson. "Ekip goumen Mache ki te travay trè difisil pou sa a ak efò pou ranmase lajan nou an yo te san rete. Toujou, gen nan yon fason lontan yo ale, menm si nou jwenn apwobasyon soti nan FDA an. De dènye gala nou yo te eksepsyonèl, epi nou ap vise ogmante menm plis lajan sa a nan direksyon pou ane kòz la. Nou bezwen asistans nan soti nan tout moun yo deyò. Nou bezwen reveye ak ap viv chak jou ak lefèt ke nou pataje planèt sa a ki mennen konsyans aktif nou an. Gala nou yo emosyonèlman deplase patisipan anpil moun ki tande istwa yo ak lit nan men moun soufri nan Kwonik andomajman epin dòsal ki pa ka gen operasyon an nan Amerik ki ta ka pèmèt yo mache ankò. Si ou se kapab patisipe nan Gala la, tanpri konsidere bay Teamfighttowalk.com. Chak dola fè yon diferans!”