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Melson Nominated for Most Inspirational of 2015!

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New York, NY (December 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, Team-alụ ọgụ iji Walk, has grown tremendously during the last few years.

The 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. Oge okpomọkụ ikpeazụ, na 15-1-1 junior middleweight along with Dr. Maara ihe na-eto eto, 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 ụbọchị.

N'ozuzu, 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,"Kwuru 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 (Freshman) 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, biko gaa naTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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Team Ọgụ-eje Ije ka a nọrọ n'ụlọ "-alụ ọgụ maka Ngwọta" Gala October 15!

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New York, NY (September 24, 2015) - WBC-USNBC keobere Middleweight mmeri Boyd Melson na Christan Zaccagnino, Founders nke Team Lụọ-eje Ije, ga-nọrọ n'ụlọ nzukọ atọ kwa afọ "-alụ ọgụ maka Ngwọta" uru gala Thursday, October 15 na 6:15 pm

na Beckwith Pointe na New Rochelle, NY.

Tiketi na nkwado nchịkọta "-alụ ọgụ maka Ngwọta" dị site na ịga na teamfighttowalk.com/gala ma ọ bụ na-akpọ 914-497-5727. All onyinye ndị deductible kwa IRS ụkpụrụ.
New York Knicks oké John Starks ga-eje ozi dị ka onyeisi oche Asọpụrụ n'ihi na nke a pụrụ iche na mgbede na a ọnụ ọgụgụ nke ndị ọzọ ọbịa ga-abụ dị ka mingle na tiketi ejiri. Nke ugbu a ọbịa ndepụta gụnyere mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri na paụnd maka paụnd Superstar Paul Williams, Super Bowl XXV Champion Stephen Baker nke New York Giants, Middleweight mmeri Danny Jacobs, bụbu agbachitere Junior Jones na Chris Algieri tinyere mbụ New York Knicks Herb Williams na Jọn Wallace. Ọzọ ọbịa ga-mara ọkwa obere oge. Nke a pụtara ìhè mgbede ntụrụndụ na mmata na-agụnye cocktails & appetizers, a iwu nri abalị, nkịtị auction, blackjack tebụl, ndụ music, emeghe mmanya, DJ na ọbịa ọkà okwu.
N'oge ikpeazụ afọ abụọ, Team Ọgụ na-eje ije kwadoro ihe ịga nke ọma galas na New York featuring ntochi omume si Artie Lange na Damon Rozier Bilie mmetụta uche okwu si Melson, Zaccagnino, Isi Max Brewer, ama n'ụwa nile Dr. Maara ihe na-eto eto, Eric LeGrand na ọkọbọhọde kansa tụgharịa n'ụwa onye mmeri oku okpu Danny Jacobs.
Na June, Melson, Dr. Na-eto eto na Dr. Patricia Morton zutere na Congress na Washington, DC na-ewetara ihe àmà sitere ọma ọgidigi azụ Injury ọnwụnwa na China. The Chinese ọnwụnwa hụrụ 15 nke 20 ọrịa enwetaghachi ikike na-eje ije ọzọ ma 10 ọrịa ha eriri afo na bowel ọrụ nloghachi. Nke a bụ kpọmkwem otu usoro a ga-eji na America na ihe ukara azịza si FDA na ikpe na-atụ anya na-abịa tupu afọ a ọgwụgwụ.
Ọ bụrụ na ọnwụnwa ndị ga-ewere ọnọdụ, ndị na-eri maka ịwa ahụ na ọgwụ bụ $150,000 kwa ndidi na 100% nke ndị na-akwụ ụgwọ na-akpọlite ​​site ọha onyinye. The ikpe ga-ẹkenịmde ke University Hospital na Newark, NJ ga-aka 12 ọrịa. Ugbu, gọọmenti etiti na-adịghị àjà ego enyem aka, ọ bụ ezie na ọtụtụ puku ndị agha na-alọta agha na ọgidigi azụ Mmerụ.
Site n'oge ha zutere na a na-agba egwú osisi n'oge ya keobere afọ na West Point na 2002, ihe kacha mkpa na Melson ndụ kemgbe ịhụ Zaccagnino ije ọzọ. Christan mebiri ya n'olu na afọ 10 mgbe a mmiri ọghọm na e anọzi n'ígwè ndị ngwọrọ kemgbe. Iji ibute ụzọ n'ọrụ ego mgbalị maka hotara na mbụ ikpe, Melson si nyere 100% nke ya purses si 16 nke ya 17 ọkachamara Team Ọgụ-eje Ije, a 501(c)(3) na otu nke ya purses aga a nwata enyi onye nwa ya alụ ụbụrụ cancer. N'etiti abụọ galas na ya ọkachamara oké mmanya, Melson si nyeere bulie ihe karịrị $330,000.
"Anyị bụ ndị nso dị ka mgbe na-eme ka a dị ịrịba ama dị iche na America,"Kwuru Melson. "Team-alụ ọgụ iji Walk na-arụ ọrụ kemgwucha ike maka nke a ma anyị fundraising mgbalị e n'akwụsịghị akwụsị. N'agbanyeghị, e nwere ihe a ogologo ụzọ na-aga, ọbụna ma ọ bụrụ anyị na-enweta ihu ọma si FDA. Anyị abụọ ikpeazụ galas ndidi pụtara ìhè, na anyị na-aiming bulie ọbụna ihe ego nke afọ a kwupụta na-akpata. Anyị mkpa enyemaka site onye obula si n'ebe. Anyị kwesịrị iteta na-ebi ndụ kwa ụbọchị na eziokwu na anyị na-na mbara ala a na-eduga anyị na-arụsi ọrụ nsụhọ. Anyị galas nwere mmetụta uche kpaliri ọtụtụ ndị bịara na nụrụ akụkọ na siiri ndị na-ata ahụhụ site Ala ala ọgidigi azụ Mmerụ bụ ndị nwere ike bụghị ndị nwere ịwa ahụ na America na ike na-enyere ha na-eje ije ọzọ. Ọ bụrụ na ị na-enweghị ike ịga Gala, biko tụlee inye onyinye ka Teamfighttowalk.com. Ọ bụla dollar na-eme ka a dị iche!”