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Melson representing Team Fight to Walk vs Chris Galaeno March 11 at SPiN charity event!
Special guests include Kenny Anderson, Danny Jacobs, Chris Algieri, Susan Sarandon, Rosie Perez & Kobayashi!
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New York, NY (Mars 9, 2016) – WBC USNBC 154 pound titlist Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will take off the gloves and pick up a ping pong paddle when he meets New York State welterweight champion Chris Galaeno at SPiN New YorkFredag, Mars 11.
The SPiN charity event starts at 9 PM och $10 general admission tickets can be purchased at the door. All attendees who donate $50 or more will be invited to go in ring with Melson and throw punches at him for a round. New York basketball great Kenny Anderson will be working Melson’s corner during these rounds while Melson offers himself as a target for those donating at least $50. SPiN is located at 48 Och 23rd st in New York City and can hold up to 700 människor.
All admission fees and proceeds from a special silent auction hosted by Cardboard Memories will be split between Team Fight to Walk and B.O.X.E.R. Inc.
Attendees will enjoy a truly one-of-a-kind evening of entertainment emceed by Vice Sports’ Eric Kelly and a silent sports memorabilia auction highlighted by a 30 pound bronze statue that includes engravings of many world champions including Floyd Mayweather. Those on hand are also invited to an exclusive after party hosted by DJ KP.
Special guests for the SPiN event include New York City basketball legend and former NBA All-Star Kenny Anderson, actresses Rosie Perez & Susan Sarandon former WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri, NABO and NABF heavyweight champion Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, WBA world middleweight champion Danny Jacobs, middleweightcontender Willie Monroe and Team Fight to Walk members Frank Galarza and Will Rosinsky amongst others. Legendary competitive eater and six-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating champion Kobayashi will also be on hand to enjoy the action. All guests will be available for photo ops and autographs throughout the evening.
A competitor at heart, Melson’s posted a series of recent videos training on the ping pong table with 14-Time Swedish National Champion Malin Pettersson accompanied with friendly trash talking towards Galaeno.
“Chris may be undefeated in the ring but he’s taking an L on the table,” Melson said with a smile. “On a serious note, I’d like to thank SPiN NYC and all the celebrities that are attending this event in support of Team Fight to Walk and B.O.X.E.R Inc, which is another great organization I recently became a board member of. Events like these can literally help change lives, whether it be to cure Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries or keep at-risk youths off the street. Anybody who donates $50 or more på fredag gets the once in a lifetime opportunity to get in the ring and literally throw punches at me for a round. That is how much I care about raising the additional funds still needed for the clinical trial I’ve been discussing during the last five years.”
För mer information om Team Fight till Gå eller att donera, besök Teamfighttowalk.com. Donations can also be made by texting Walk to 20222. B.O.X.E.R. Inc information is available by logging onto boxerinc.nyc.
PBC SERIES FIGHTERS KOMMA ÄKTHET & Spänning till NEW YORK RED CARPET FILM PREMIÄR FÖR VÄNSTERHANDSBOXARE
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NEW YORK (Juli 21, 2015) – Premier boxning mästare Serie (PBC) fighters Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs och Peter “Kid Choklad” Quillin lagt röda mattan spänning till gårdagens New York röda mattan premiären av boxning film Southpaw. De kämpar gick på röda mattan tillsammans med filmens stjärnor inklusive Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams och 50 Cent innan deltar i screening.
Jacobs och Quillin poserade för bilder med skådespelaren Mack Wilds, “Orange är den nya svarten” stjärniga Selenis Leyva och kolleger boxning Victor Ortiz, som visas i filmen. De kämpar, som båda kallar Brooklyn hem, hade också en chans att komma ikapp med boxning femåring och Brooklyn-native, Skådespelerskan Rosie Perez.
Jacobs (29-1, 26 Kos) kommer att sätta sin mellanvikt VM-titel på linjen Augusti 1 när han tar på Sergio Mora live från Barclays Center i Brooklyn i den andra delen av PBC på ESPN.
“Jag hade en fantastisk tid på Southpaw premiär” Said Jacobs “Jag är så glad att jag kunde ta min son Nate med mig att gå på röda mattan, har vår bild tas och njuta av en bra film om boxning.”
Quillin (31-0-1, 22 Kos) kommer att få tillbaka i ringen September 6 som en del av PBC på CBS.
“Från en fighter perspektiv, Jag trodde att filmen var riktigt bra gjort,” Said Quillin “Historien fick mig att reflektera över min egen boxning karriär, säkra min ekonomiska framtid. Det påminde mig också om vikten och värdet av sann kärlek och att ha rätt människor omkring dig.”
Premier Boxing Champions lanserades i januari 2015 med ett åtagande om att föra bra boxning tillbaka till tv-nätet. Serien närvarande sänds på NBC, NBCSN, CBS, ESPN, Spike och Bounce TV.
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