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BADOU JACK TALKS MARCUS BROWNE FIGHT, THE CUT THAT BROKE THE INTERNET & UPCOMING MISSION TO THE MIDDLE EAST




Two-Division World Champion Leaves for International Tour and Goodwill Mission on Behalf of Badou Jack Foundation


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LAS VEGAS (Gener 23, 2019) – Although two-division world champion Badou Jack dropped a decision Saturday night to fellow light heavyweight Marcus Browne, it was the courage and tenacity that he showed in fighting through what some are calling one of the worst cuts in boxing history that has had the sports world buzzing. Jack has since made it clear that his tenacity and heart is motivated by those who benefit from the work of the Badou Jack Foundation. Jack is set to embark on a goodwill mission to the Middle East today as he couldn’t wait to continue his charitable efforts overseas.


His international itinerary includes trips to the Zaatari and Baqaa Refugee Camps in Jordan and business meetings Dubai and London.


“I don’t just fight for myself, I fight for the refugee children and I was thinking of them,” said Jack. “They come from war and often don’t have any parents, so what’s a scratch on my forehead? They are going through something much worse. You have to keep fighting.”


While many were concerned with the blood that gushed from Jack’s cut round after round, the veteran fighter was able to block it out and continued to fight until the final bell. Although he was taken to the hospital immediately following the fight, Jack was unfazed by the severity of the cut, which was sewn up with nearly 100 stitches.


“I feel great right now. Things like that can just happen in the ring,” said Jack. “It was just some blood. The cut was only bothering me because I couldn’t see too well, but I was going to keep fighting no matter what. This isn’t just any other sport; its boxing. You have to fight through it.”


And fight through he has.


“I was definitely going to make my run like I have in the past,” said Jack. “I think most people in boxing know that this would have been a totally different fight. A mi, it’s not a big injury. I’m fighting for a bigger cause. Those refugees aren’t going to quit, so I sure wasn’t going to either.”

Melson volunteers to serve in the Middle East; es retira de la raça del congrés NY

 

Brooklyn, Nova York (Gener 4, 2018) - Oficial d'Assumptes Públics de l'Exèrcit i es va retirar boxejador professional Boyd Melson anunciar la seva retirada del districte de Nova York 11 eleccions del Congrés per servir als Estats Units en la lluita contra el ISIS en l'Operació Resoldre Inherent.

 

 

Melson està servint actualment a la Reserva de l'Exèrcit en el rang de Major. Recentment, un membre de la unitat de reserva de l'exèrcit de Melson programat per al desplegament a principis de 2018 received an opportunity for an assignment in an Active Guard Reserve (AGR) posició.

 

 

The soldier wanted this assignment for a long period of time and it was an opportunity that would not be offered again if initially turned down. The soldier is married with children and the opportunity would be extremely beneficial to the soldier and her family. Melson, un resident de Brooklyn, ofert anteriorment, sense èxit, to serve abroad on three different deployments. He was adamant that this is his time to fight terrorism at its forefront.

 

 

"Estic orgullós de moltes coses que han passat en la meva vida i les vides dels que m'envolten,", Va dir Melson, 1 2003 graduat de West Point. "El més important per a mi, sens dubte, és ser un gran nord-americà que està darrere de les seves responsabilitats com a membre de la Reserva de l'Exèrcit."

 

 

Melson, que va ajudar a recaptar més de $400,000 for Spinal Cord Injury research by donating every penny earned in his boxing career and helping host multiple charity galas, ha estat la crònica per molts mitjans de comunicació d'alt nivell per la seva desinterès. No obstant això, el de 36 anys d'edat, creu que aquest proper viatge és la seva responsabilitat com un nord-americà.

 

 

"Mai he desplegat. De tot cor, I believe that it is my ultimate duty to serve this great country in our fight against ISIS in the Middle East. Per aquesta raó, He decidit retirar-se de la 2018 districte 11 elecció del congrés. Si bé no hi ha dubte en la meva ment que jo era l'home adequat per dirigir Staten Island i Brooklyn Sud, America needs me overseas. I was doing well in my campaign run. Em va ser assenyalat pel New York Times com un d'un grapat de candidats demòcrates i que ve per al congrés d'Estats. Jo era un dels sis candidats va demanar parlar al davant de la Casa Blanca per fer front a la interferència cibernètica de Rússia amb les nostres eleccions. Llavors vaig rebre una trucada telefònica. Un company soldat estava programat per desplegar. She asked me if I would switch with her because of various circumstances that would greatly benefit her family’s life to include her. Immediatament vaig dir que sí ".

 

 

"Em vaig dir a mi mateix, Mai s'han desplegat i no vull mirar cap enrere en la meva vida pensant en el que tenia el meu oportunitat de fer la meva part la lluita contra ISIS, però va evitar que. Això hauria anat en contra de tot el que represento. Crec en sacrificar per ajudar els altres. Aquesta vegada, el sacrifici no és només per ajudar a combatre el terrorisme a l'Orient Mitjà, sinó també per ajudar a un company d'armes. Si deia que no, M'hagués mentit a mi mateix sobre qui penso que sóc i el que crec que estic a punt ".

 

 

I have spent a great amount of time over the years traveling to schools and speaking to students from pre-k through college. Sempre vaig afirmar que s'ha d'assegurar que les seves decisions estan en alineació amb els valors del seu cor. Jo no ser-hi quan se li demana que hauria significat que hauria mentit a aquests nens tots aquests anys. Per fi estic fent la meva oportunitat d'unir-se als meus germans i germanes en els braços amb aquesta experiència. Only my inner-circle knew about the other three deployments I tried to get on. I finally get to join all those throughout our nation’s history that have made this choice. Crec en la meva elecció, si bé em va a estar costant la meva oportunitat de ser elegit al despatx. Servint al meu país, Estats Units d'Amèrica, in uniform while in harm’s way, per ajudar a lluitar ".