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Melson Nominated for Most Inspirational of 2015!

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I-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 Ukulwa 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. Last summer, the 15-1-1 junior middleweight along with Dr. Young Wise, 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 izinsuku.

Overall, 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,"Kusho 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, sicela uvakasheleTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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Team Fight Ukuhamba ukusingatha "Ukulwa Ngokuba Cure" Gala October 15!

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I-New York, NY (September 24, 2015) - WBC-USNBC middleweight junior iqhawe Boyd Melson futhi Christan Zaccagnino, Abasunguli be Team Fight Sihambe, izosingatha yesithathu lonyaka "Ukulwa for the Cure" inzuzo gala zenhlangano Thursday, October 15 at 6:15 pm

at the Beckwith Pointe in New Rochelle, NY.

Amathikithi futhi uxhaso amaphakheji "Ukulwa for the Cure" ayatholakala ngokuya teamfighttowalk.com/gala noma ukubiza 914-497-5727. Zonke iminikelo kukhona per deductible IRS imithethonqubo.
New York Knicks omkhulu uJohane Starks ezoba Chairman zokuhlonipha lokhu busuku obukhethekile kanye nezinye eziningana izivakashi izotholakala thaka abanikazi ithikithi. The lamanje guest Uhlu kuhlanganisa zangaphambili emhlabeni iqhawe kanye ganda for iphawundi superstar uPawulu Williams, Super Bowl XXV Champion Stephen Baker of the New York Giants, middleweight iqhawe Danny Jacobs, Champions zangaphambili Junior Jones and Chris Algieri kanye zangaphambili New York Knicks Herb Williams and John Wallace. Izivakashi Ngini uzobe umemezele maduzane. Lokhu kusihlwa okuvelele ukuzijabulisa nokuqwashisa kuhlanganisa Cocktails & appetizers, a dinner esisemthethweni, endalini buthule, amathebula blackjack, music bukhoma, ibha evulekile, DJ and guest izikhulumi.
Phakathi nale minyaka emibili edlule, Team Fight ukuhamba phethwe galas baphumelele New York featuring comedy izenzo kusukela Artie Lange and Damon Rozier kuhambisane izinkulumo ezingokomzwelo Melson, Zaccagnino, Major Max Brewer, umhlaba odumile Dr. Young Wise, Eric Legrand nomdlavuza owasinda waphenduka emhlabeni iqhawe boxer Danny Jacobs.
In June, Melson, Dr. Young and Dr. Patricia Morton wahlangana Congress eWashington, DC ukwethula ubufakazi yimpumelelo Spinal Cord Injury novivinyo China. Uvivinyo Chinese wabona 15 out of the 20 iziguli siphinde sithole ikhono ukutotoba futhi 10 iziguli esinyeni futhi wamathumbu function sabo sibuyele. Lona ngqo inqubo efanayo ukuthi kuzosetshenziswa in America futhi impendulo esemthethweni evela FDA on the cala kulindeleke ukuba beze phambi ekupheleni kwalo nyaka.
Uma ukulingwa eziyokwenzeka, izindleko for ukuhlinzwa futhi ayikho indlela yokuyelapha $150,000 isiguli ngasinye futhi 100% of lezo zindleko ukhuliswa ngokusebenzisa iminikelo yomphakathi. Icala ukuwethamela Hospital University in Newark, NJ futhi ngeke abathintekayo 12 iziguli. Okwamanje, uhulumeni akanikezi usizo lwezimali, nakuba izinkulungwane amasosha ebuya empini ngokuhuba Spinal Cord Ukulimala.
Kusukela esikhathini bahlangana esikhungweni somdanso ngonyaka wakhe junior at West Point e 2002, into ebaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni Melson uye ukuze aphinde abone Zaccagnino walk. Christan waphuka intamo yakhe eneminyaka 10 emva engozini yokubhukuda futhi ngesihlalo sabakhubazekile selokhu. Ukuze ukuhola imizamo ngezimali for the kwecala esesikhulume ngazo, Melson sika inikelwe 100% of zemali yakhe kusukela 16 of yakhe 17 professional ukuba Team Fight Sihambe, a 501(c)(3) nomunye zemali yakhe uya umngane ebuntwaneni okwakungeyakhe indodana ohlushwa umdlavuza ubuchopho. Phakathi galas ezimbili nangezikhathi yakhe professional, Melson wasiza ukukhulisa ngaphezu $330,000.
"Singabantu close njengoba phakade ekwenzeni umehluko eziphawulekayo eMelika,"Kusho Melson. "Team Ukulwa Walk ubelokhu esebenza kanzima kakhulu lokhu futhi imizamo yethu fundraising bebelokhu singaqedi. Still, kukhona elide ukuya, ngisho uma sithola imvume evela FDA. Last amabili galas yethu iye yaba mihle, futhi siyakucela kuhloswe ukuba imali ngisho nangokwengeziwe kulo nyaka ekufezeni imbangela. Sidinga usizo everybody laphaya. Sidinga baphaphame futhi siphile usuku ngalunye lokuthi sihlanganyela lesi planethi ehola ukuqaphela kwethu asebenzayo. Galas ethu ngokomzwelo wathuthela ababekhona eziningi abezwa izindaba nemizabalazo kusukela kulabo abaphethwe Chronic Spinal Cord Ukulimala abangekho ngeke ngiwuthole zokuhlinza America ezingaholela bakwazi ukutotoba. Uma ungakwazi ukuya the Gala, sicela ucabangele Ngokunikela ukuba Teamfighttowalk.com. Njalo dollar kwenza umehluko!”