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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 Nkhondo kuyenda, 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, ndi 15-1-1 junior middleweight along with Dr. Wanzeru 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 masiku.

Cacikulu, 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,"Anati 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 (oyamba kumene) 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, mufuna, pitaniTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

Team Nkhondo Kuyenda mwamantha "Kulimbana Kwa Mankhwala" Gala October 15!

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New York, NY (September 24, 2015) - WBC-USNBC juniyo middleweight ngwazi Boyd Melson ndi Christan Zaccagnino, Anayambitsa Team Nkhondo Kuyenda, adzakhala mwamantha gulu lachitatu pachaka "Kulimbana kwa Mankhwala" phindu Gala Thursday, October 15 pa 6:15 madzulo

pa Beckwith Pointe ku New Rochelle, NY.

Matikiti ndi zothandizira phukusi kuti "Kulimbana kwa Mankhwala" zilipo pozama teamfighttowalk.com/gala kapena kuitana 914-497-5727. Onse zopereka deductible pa IRS malangizo.
New York Knicks wamkulu John Starks adzakhala aulemu wapampando wapaderawu madzulo ndipo ena angapo a alendo lidzakhala lilipo kusakanikirana ndi tikiti zopalira. Panopa mlendo mndandanda zikuphatikizapo kale dziko ngwazi ndi mapaundi kwa mapaundi opsa Paul Williams, Super Bowl XXV Ngwazi Stephen Baker wa New York Zimphona, middleweight ngwazi Danny Jacobs, kale akatswiri Junior Jones ndi Chris Algieri pamodzi ndi kale New York Knicks therere Williams ndi John Wallace. More alendo adzakhala analengeza posachedwapa. Chidwizi madzulo zosangalatsa ndi kuzindikira zikuphatikizapo cocktails & appetizers, mwamwambo chakudya, chete yobetcherana, blackjack matebulo, moyo nyimbo, BALA yotsegula, DJ ndi mlendo okamba.
Pa zaka ziwiri zapitazi, Team Nkhondo kuyenda linapangitsa bwino galas ku New York zinapanga sewero lanthabwala Machitidwe kuchokera Artie Lange ndi Damon Rozier limodzi ndi maganizo kulankhula kuchokera Melson, Zaccagnino, Yaikulu Max Brewer, dziko wotchuka Dr. Wanzeru Young, Eric LeGrand ndi khansa anapulumuka anatembenuka dziko ngwazi womenya nkhonya Danny Jacobs.
Mu June, Melson, Dr. Young ndi Dr. Patricia Morton anakumana ndi Congress mu Washington, DC kupereka umboni bwino msana Ngozi mayesero China. The Chinese mayesero anaona 15 kuchokera mu 20 odwala kupeza mphamvu kuyenda ndiponso 10 odwala awo chikhodzodzo ndi matumbo ntchito kubwerera. Izi ndi chimodzimodzi ndondomeko kuti kodi ntchito America ndi boma yankho kuchokera FDA pa mlandu akuyembekezeka kubwera kwa chaka mapeto.
Ngati mayesero chichitike, mtengo kwa opaleshoni Mankhwala $150,000 pa mtima ndiponso 100% anthu ndalama aukitsidwa mwa pagulu zopereka. The mayesero udzachitike pa University Hospital ku Newark, NJ ndipo kumatanthauza 12 odwala. Panopa, boma si kupereka chithandizo, ngakhale zikwi asilikali akubwerera ku nkhondo ndi msana amavulala.
Kuyambira pamene anakumana ku dansi club pa wake juniyo chaka West Point mu 2002, chinthu chofunika mu Melson moyo kwambiri kuona Zaccagnino kuyenda. Christan anathyoka khosi pa zaka 10 pambuyo yothabirira ngozi ndipo njinga ya olumala kuyambira. Kuti atsogolere pa ndalama kukhazikitsa zatchulidwazi mayesero, Melson a anapereka 100% wake m'zikwama kuchokera 16 wake 17 akatswiri kwa timu Nkhondo Kuyenda, ndi 501(m'ma)(3) ndi mmodzi mwa m'zikwama kupita ku ubwana bwenzi mwana amene ankadwala khansa ya mu ubongo. Awiriwa galas ndi akatswiri mwauchidakwa, Melson a anathandiza kwezani oposa $330,000.
"Ife ayandikira monga kale kupanga kwambiri kusiyana America,"Anati Melson. "Team Nkhondo kuyenda wakhala akugwira ntchito yovuta kwambiri chifukwa izi ndi khama lathu ntchito zotolera ndalama akhala yosayimayima. Komabe, pali ulendo wautali kupita, ngakhale titakwiya ovomerezeka kwa FDA. Wathu womaliza awiri galas akhala chapadera, ndipo ife aiming kulera ndalama chaka chino chifukwa cha. Timafuna thandizo aliyense kunja uko. Tiyenera kudzuka ndi tsiku lililonse ndi chakuti ife nawo dzikoli kutsogolera wathu yogwira kutsitsimuka. Yathu galas kuti maganizo anthu ambiri opezeka pa msonkhano amene anamva nkhani mavuto kwa anthu akuvutika Matenda msana amavulala amene simungakhoze kukhala ndi opaleshoni ku America amene akanakhoza athe kuyenda. Ngati ndinu sangathe kupezeka pa Gala, tiyeni tione kupereka kwa Teamfighttowalk.com. Ndalama iliyonse kumathandiza!”

Melson kusewera mu Zimphona & Nthano Chikondi Softball Game!

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New York, NY (August 23, 2015) - WBC USNBC juniyo middleweight ngwazi Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson adzakhala nawo Zimphona & Legends Charity Softball Game on Loweruka, August 29 Poyamba Energy Park mu Lakewood, NJ.
Munthu matikiti $10 ndipo $40 VIP mipando kuphatikizapo chakudya, zakumwa ndi nthawi ndi ophunzira zilipo powatchula 732-901-7000 kapena https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2 / BuyClear.asp?EventID =149462&kupitiriza = buynew.asp #.VXC1Ps9Vikr. VIP mipando okha yoyamba 100 alendo.
Zipata kutsegula pa 3 Madzulo ndipo padzakhala nyumba pake pa Derby 4:30, kenako softball masewera.
Chochitika limaoneka mwa nyanja Six Real ndi othandiza. Chimaposa adzapindula opatulika Island, sanali phindu gulu kuti akutumikira Munthiti Ankhondo ndi ena wolemala kuti patsogolo thanzi lawo ndi kudzidalira. The game was started kuthandiza anamenyela 'rehabilitative masewera mapulogalamu ndi kuthandiza zosiyanasiyana za nkhondo CBO,
Melson idzathandiza kuti Purple Mtima Zimphona, gulu zinapanga asilikali ambiri anavulazidwa kutumikira dziko lathu. Iwo amatsutsa The Nthano, ndi Tingaube lapangidwa kale mpikisanowo kuphatikizapo akuluakulu leaguers Jeff Frazier, Jay Johnstone ndi Andy Ashby kuphatikiza Super Bowl XXV Ngwazi Stephen Baker ndi mamembala a gulu thanthwe Madison likutuluka.
Potsatira masewera, WBC Amasamalira Foundation Pulezidenti Jill Daimondi adzapereka kunja mendulo kwa kuwina timu.
"Iwo zosaneneka ulemu kupemphedwa kusewera mu masewera,"Anati Melson, ndi Army Reserve Officer ndi 2003 West Point maphunziro amene donates nkhondo yake m'zikwama kuti gulu Nkhondo Kuyenda kuthandiza kuchiza Matenda msana amavulala. "Wovulazidwawo Wankhondo Project wakhala mumtima mwanga ndipo mayi anga ndi yaikulu wochirikiza. Izi Purple Mtima olandira oyenera Mtheradi bwino ndi chochitika monga chonchi ndi wosafunika tingachite anthu olimba mtima asilikali ovulala kuteteza ufulu wathu. "
Fans akhoza kupereka maganizo ndi Boyd kudzera TwitterBoydMelson kapenahttps://www.facebook.com/boyd.melson.9.

 

Melson Anapatsidwa ovutika mphoto kwa WBC; Akonzeratu Athandiza kwakung'ono Program!

 

New York, NY (July 6, 2015) - WBC-USNBC wamng'ono middleweight ngwazi Captain Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson analandira ovutika mphoto kwa WBC pamene anali NABF msonkhano mlungu womaliza wa mu San Francisco, MONGA.

 

A bwino chifukwa choyamba kuvala nsapato Magolovesi monga Plebe (oyamba kumene) pamene kupezeka West Point, Melson anapambana zosiyanasiyana tournaments ngati kuti ankachita masewera lisanafike yolanda WBC-USNBC korona ndi ntchito-bwino kwambiri motsutsa Mike Ruiz mu May. Popeza kutembenukira ovomereza mu 2010, Melson a anapereka 100% la nkhondo yake kachikwama zasungidwa ndi kuthandiza kukweza oposa $300,000 kwa thunthu selo kafukufuku lieu la America yoyamba matenda mayesero kuthandiza kuchiritsa Matenda msana ogwira ntchitoyi amavulala. Wake Cholinga chachikulu kuona mnzake wapamtima Christan Zaccagnino, amene ziwalo khosi lake kuchokera ku ubwana pamadzi ngozi, kuyenda.

 

Mwezi watha, Melson ndi ochirikiza ena a Team Limba kuyenda anali ndi maganizo msonkhano ndi Congress inWashington, DC kukankhira kwa mayeso mwalamulo kuvomelezedwa. Misonkhano yaikulu bwino ndi Congressman Chaka Fattah ikulu wokhulupirira mwa mayesero, amene anatulutsa kwambiri zotsatira pamene maphunziro ku China. Team Nkhondo kuti Kuyenda ikufuna mwalamulo kupeza zobiriwira kuwala kwa US mayesero posachedwapa.

 

Chimake cha wodzipereka wothamanga, Melson a akuona kuti nkhani ndi ESPN, HBO, Yahoo, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, Mphete Magazine ndi Huffington Post pakati osiyanasiyana malo ogulitsira.

 

Posachedwapa, Melson anaitanidwa San Francisco kwa msonkhano kukambirana WBC a kanthu kuti azikonza osiyana ankachita masewera a nkhonya mapulogalamu. Cholinga chachikulu ake anali kukumana ndi WBC Pulezidenti Mauricio Sulaiman ndi Chairwoman Jill Daimondi Komabe, Iye anali kwathunthu anagwira wa alonda kumva dzina lake kulengezedwa ndi ovutika mphoto wopambana wake waukulu kutumikira monga ngwazi ndi kuchoka mu bwalo.

 

"Uyu ndiye mwana wanga wamkulu chimalemekeza monga ovomereza kapena ankachita masewera" anati Melson. "Pamene ndinaitanidwa ku San Francisco, Ndinasangalala kwambiri kukumana ndi WBC ndi analakalaka kuona zina zazikulu anthu nkhonya kulandira mphoto pamsonkhanowo. Ine ndikukhumba inu mukanakhoza wanga nkhope pamene ndinazindikira Jill Daimondi ankanena ine pamene iye anapita pamwamba pa siteji n'kupereka lotsatira mphoto ya usiku. Ambiri a nkhonya wa nthawi zonse greats ankavala zobiriwira lamba ndi mphoto pamisonkhano ikuluikulu. Ndi kwambiri zosangalatsa ndi kutchulidwa komwe mwa iwo. "

 

Atalandira mphoto yake, Melson ndi WBC anafotokoza mwatsatanetsatane dongosolo awo kukhala nawo ankachita masewera a nkhonya yothandiza gawo. Izi zinaphatikizapo koma okha apolisi, ogwira ntchito yozimitsa moto ndi nthambi zosiyanasiyana za nkhondo. Monga Army Reserve Officer amene kupitiriza zambiri ubale, ndi WBC ankadziwa Melson anali munthu chifukwa cha ntchito.

 

Pa msonkhano, Melson boma anasankha Kazembe. Ntchito yake idzakhala kuthandiza WBC nawo ukulipirira ankachita masewera omenyana ndi zochitika osonyeza yotumikira ogwira.

 

"Mauricio Sulaiman anandiuza kuti inu ndinu munthu, ndi WBC ndi banja lanu kwamuyaya. Ine mwina anamupatsa mmodzi wa yowala kumwetulira moyo wanga. Komanso tiyenera kukumbukira kuti monsemu, zinthu zambiri American omenyana kwa yotumikira gawo. Wanga Team Limba Kuyenda m'bale Steve Cunningham ndi Mipikisano nthawi dziko ngwazi ndi njira ya sitima yankhondo yapamadzi ndi 2012 US Olimpiki Jamal hering'i anali sitima anga amene anatumikira awiri maulendo a ntchito ku Iraq. The vutoli kwambiri womenya yonse, Shuga Ray Robinson, anabwera ku Army. Six heavyweight akatswiri, Ray Mercer, Leon Spinks, Ken Norton, Joe Louis, Gene Tunney ndi miyala Marciano, anatumikira dziko lathu monga anachitira nthano Barney Ross ndi Tony Zale. Cholinga changa ndi kuthandiza WBC kugwirizana ndi asilikali, apolisi, ogwira ntchito yozimitsa moto, ndi zina. chifukwa pali zambiri lalikulu luso kumeneko. "

 

Pambuyo Boyd analandira mphoto yake, iye anapatsidwa mphindi pang'ono kulankhula. Ndi bambo ake Nolan Melson pambali pake kuti usiku, Boyd anapitiriza siteji ndipo analankhula kwa mtima wake.

 

“Ndinali kwambiri maganizo mpaka pamene ndinaona ndekha ndi kukhala chete maso anga madzi pamwamba. Ine ndinati kuti nkhonya ndi wamkulu masewera m'dzikoli ndipo anatsegula zitseko zambiri ine. Last mlungu ndi mmodzi Sindidzaiwala.”

 

Kuti mudziwe zambiri pa Melson a chifukwa, chonde pitani Teamfighttowalk.com

Melson kukumana ndi WBC pa Msonkhano wa ku San Francisco!

 

New York, NY (July 1, 2015) - WBC-USNBC wamng'ono middleweight ngwazi Captain Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson wakhala panokha alankhule WBC Pulezidenti Mauricio Sulaiman awo NABF msonkhano mlungu uno mu San Francisco, MONGA.

 

A wapamtima ndi kutsatira za WBC Amasamalira Program kale wogonjetsa awo mutu ndi kukhutiritsa Mike Ruiz mu May, Melson a mu nkhokwe chidwi mu nkhonya dziko kupereka 100% wake m'zikwama kuti gulu Nkhondo Kuyenda mu thandizo la America yoyamba matenda mayesero kuchiritsa Matenda msana ogwira ntchitoyi amavulala.

 

Ngakhale mu Golden Gate City, Melson akacheze ndi Sulaiman kukambirana kukhala kazembe wa WBC wa Youth kwakung'ono Program. Mu kuthekera ntchito kazembe, Melson amangoganizira adzakhala pa ankachita masewera a nkhonya ya usilikali. Isanafike kutembenukira ovomereza, ndi 2003 West Point maphunziro analanda World usilikali Championship ndipo anagonjetsa ambiri ozimitsa amene anakhala pamwamba ubwino monga Keith Thurman, Charles Hatley ndi DeAndre Latimore.

 

Pakati pa akuona, bwino mphete ndi maphunziro maziko, Melson amakhulupirira akhoza kwambiri thandizo kwa WBC a kanthu ndipo poona kuphunzira zambiri.

 

"Ndi mwayi waukulu kuti WBC wakhala panokha anandipempha awo NABF Convention ku San Francisco,"Anati Melson. "Onse lalikulu omenyana kuti honed zobiriwira lamba ndi chakuti ndine mmodzi wa awo titlists palokha ngati kutulo. Ndikufuna kuthokoza Jill Daimondi wopita kuposa kuthandiza Team Limba Kuyenda. Bambo. Sulaiman ali wamkulu mtima ndipo ine ndikudziwa iye amatifunira Veterans. Ndine wokonzeka kuchita chilichonse pamafunika kuthandiza kukula kugogomeza kwawo ankachita masewera a nkhonya ku usilikali. "

Team Nkhondo kuti Kuyenda a Briefing ndi Congress yaikulu knockout!

 

 

New York, NY (June 28, 2015) - Pamene Dr. Patricia Morton, Dr. Wanzeru Young ndi Captain Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson dandaulo lawolo kuti Congress pa briefing ku Washington, DC iwo anali mmodzi cholinga m'maganizo. Cholinga, amene wakhala inali yofunika kwambiri Melson moyo chifukwa chokumanako Christan Zaccagnino 13 zaka zapitazo, ndi kumuona iye akuyenda kachiwiri. Zaccagnino zowawa pamadzi ngozi ngati mwana pyace analumala miyendo pansi ndi wakhala njinga ya olumala kuyambira.

 

A pantchito chifukwa Zaccagnino kutha mwakulankhula kuyenda adzakhala msonkhano kuvomereza ndi matenda mayesero kuchitika mu United States moganizira si embryonic tsinde selo kafukufuku. Mlanduwo, amene zitsanzo mwachisawawa odwala, zikuphatikizapo opaleshoni ndipo kukhazikitsa pansi ndi zotsatira mwachiyembekezo pokhala kuti munthu woyenda kachiwiri. Mu China, vutolo amatuluka kwambiri zotsatira pansi pa utsogoleri wa Dr. Young ndi chiwerengero cha odwala anali kuyenda zotsatirazi opaleshoni ndipo miyezi itatu mankhwala.

 

Pa June 22, Morton, Young ndi Melson mwamphamvu dandaulo lawolo pa Rayburn House OfficeBuilding mu fuko lathu likulu.

 

Ndi odzaza chipinda wodzazidwa ndi chidwi maphwando, Dr. Morton, Director wa chitukuko kwa msana Wavulala Project, anali wosamalira. Dr. Young, ambiri amaona abwino kwambiri mu dziko kwa msana Care, anapereka sayansi deta kuthandiza bwanji mlandu adzapambana mu America. Melson anasamukira a omvera ndi msonkhano ndi anatchula mfundo momwe iye anaika moyo wake pangozi katswiri womenya nkhonya kulera ndalama kuchiritsa Matenda msana ogwira ntchitoyi amavulala. Ms. Ida Cahill, CEO wa Conqueor Ofa Ziwalo tsopano, ndi Dr. Grewal-Virk Balpreet, amene bambo ziwalo pa tsoka lachilengedwe, anaperekanso mtima wonse kulankhula.

 

Cacikulu, wokamba nkhani aliyense anathandiza kwambiri pa ntchito ndi kupereka zifukwa zosiyanasiyana amakhulupirira m'mavuto ayenera kuchitika ndipo ingathe kukhala chifukwa masauzande ziwalo America ndi kuyenda.

 

"Chirichonse anapita mwangwiro,"Anatero ngakhalenso Melson. "Congressman Fattah kwenikweni anali msana kwambiri ndipo ine ngongole aliyense amene anali mmenemo wapadera zikomo. Lachiwiri anali mmodzi wa chofunika kwambiri masiku a moyo wanga wonse ndipo ngakhale kuti akhoza kudikira pang'ono pokha mawu ngati vutolo mwalamulo afika zobiriwira kuwala, chiyembekezo changa ali pamalo pamwamba nthawi zonse. Anthu a msonkhano ankadziwa kufunika mayesero amenewa ndi zotsatira fromChina kuperekedwa ndi Dr. Young sizingakanidwe. Ngati briefing anali kumenyana, izo zoti ndakhala knockout motikomera!"

 

Kuti mudziwe zambiri ndi zosintha, chonde pitani Teamfighttowalk.com.

Melson kulankhula pa Congressional Briefing ku Washington!

New York, NY (June 17, 2015) - Popeza kusonkhana Christian Zaccagnino mu 2002, Captain Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson cholinga kwambiri kuona wake kuyenda kachiwiri. Kuti atsogolere ake khama, Melson a anakweza kwambiri ndalama ndi kupereka 100% la nkhondo yake m'zikwama kuti gulu Nkhondo Kuyenda pamene komanso kuthandiza m'kupita awiri bwino chikondi galas.

 

Popeza kwenikweni akhala anammenya mkamwa khama lake pa 17 podwala ovomereza ntchito, Melson amagwiritsa pofuna kuona Christan kuyenda ndi kuchiritsa Matenda msana avulala zinali zovuta.

 

Pa Lachiwiri, June 23, Melson will have the opportunity to lobby congress when he serves as a speaker at an upcoming Congressional Briefing at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. Dr. Wanzeru Young, ndi Neurosurgeon ndi dziko kutsogolera msana kusinthika wofufuza, adzamva kupezeka kukambirana patsogolo ndi lonjezo la matenda mayesero pamaso Congressman Chaka Fattah. The kuzenga chichitike ngati onse amapita momwe munakonzera.

 

"The belu ali pafupi mphete kuyambira lotsatira kuzungulira pa nkhondoyi zothandizira kuti matenda mayesero chichitike. Ichi ndi cholinga ine wanga wonse kwa wanga wonse akatswiri nkhonya ntchito,"Anati kwambiri maganizo Melson. "Ife ntchito yovuta kwambiri kufika imeneyi ndi lobbying andale, ntchito zotolera ndalama, kuzindikira ndi zinthu zina zambiri zimene. Choonadi ichi ndi lalikulu mphindi kale Team Limba Kuyenda ndi masauzande America kuti akudwala Matenda msana kuvulala. "

 

"Ine ndikukhulupirira moona kuti Woimilirako Fattah adzakhala anadabwa ndi zimene Dr. Young ndipo ine ndikuwapereka kwa iye. Dr. Young maphunziro awa enieni matenda mayesero China zaka zingapo zapitazo. The amazing results from the trial in Chinaare what we are trying to replicate here through the FDA’s approval to conduct this trial in America. I would love all of Team Fight to Walk’s loyal supporters to attend the briefing June 23Rd."

 

The briefing ali unachitikira mu chipinda 2226 of the Rayburn House Office Building, located at East Capitol St NE & Choyamba St SE, Washington, DC 20004.

 

Kuti mudziwe zambiri kapena kuti aperekepo, mufuna, pitani Teamfighttowalk.com. Any questions about the pending trial or briefing can be emailed to Bamstrong81@gmail.com.

 

USNBC Champion Melson to speak to Lodi students!

New York, NY (Mulole 21, 2015) – Newly crowned WBC-USNBC 154 pound champion Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker at Thomas Jefferson Middle School Friday, Mulole 22 in Lodi, NJ.

 

A 2003 West Point graduate, Melson serves as an Army Reserve Officer, donates 100% of his purses to Teamfighttowalk.com and works a full time job. Between his aforementioned commitments along with training and making weight, Melson’s had to overcome many difficulties both personally and professionally. As a professional boxer, the native New Yorker’s built an impressive 15-1-1 umboni ndi 4 yapambana ndi knockout. Pa May 8, he scored the biggest win of his career, dominating Mike Ruiz over 10 rounds to capture the WBC-USNBC championship.

 

During his speech, Melson will discuss what it’s like to get knocked down by life when pursuing dreams, how to stay focused on goals, choices in life and the different paths life could take a person based on those choices.

 

“I’m very thankful for the opportunity,"Anati Melson. “There are many kids that need the proper guidance or fuel to light their fire. I believe everybody has the potential to make something of themselves. What it comes down to is making the right choices and staying on track even when life throws you a curveball. My goal is to relate to these students and inspire them to stay focused while making smart choices for their futures.”

 

For more information on Boyd Melson and Team Fight to Walk, visit Teamfighttowalk.com

Melson to speak at Rutgers Student Society for Stem Cell Research!

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New York, NY (April 26, 2015) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker Lachiwiri, April 28 as part of a special fundraiser for the Rutgers Student Society for Stem Cell Research. The event is named “Knocking out Spinal Cord Injury One Punch at a Time” and benefits Rutgers’W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience. Admission is $4 and the start time is 8 Madzulo. The fundraiser is taking place at the Busch Student Center’s Multipurpose Room.

In addition to Melson’s speech, there will be performers from the Rutgers Belly Dancing Troupe and RU Salsa Club. Dinner is also included for all attendees.

A close friend of the Rutgers Foundation through his involvement and donations to Spinal Cord Injury research, Melson’s generosity has helped make him one of the biggest local attractions on the east coast. The 2003 West Pointgraduate is a former world military champion and founded Team Fight to Walk along with best friend Christan Zaccagnino. As a pro, Melson is 14-1-1 ndi 4 yapambana ndi knockout. His next bout takes place Mulole 8 against Mike Ruiz for the NABA championship at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, NY.

Having worked closely with Dr. Wise Young and Dr. Patricia Morton from the Rutgers Foundation with the ultimate goal being to cure Spinal Cord Injuries, Melson considers the campus his second home.

“Rutgers has a special place in my heart and I visit whenever I get the chance. I’ve received a tremendous amount of hospitality from students, teachers and members of the athletic staff. Eric LeGrand is a member of Team Fight to Walk and a close friend of mine, so speaking on this subject at Rutgersabout something that can potentially get him out of his chair is extraordinarily humbling for me. I look forward to meeting many new friends and growing the support system we’ve built to finally get the trials in the United States so those suffering can walk again.”

Tickets for Melson’s fight are available by going tohttp://teamfighttowalk.com/tickets-for-boyd-melsons-may-8-fight/

Team Fight to Walk is comprised of Melson, Zaccagnino, former Rutgers football player/ESPY honoree Eric LeGrand, two division world champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams, two-time cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham, Austin “No Doubt” Trout, title contender DeAndre “The Bull” Latimore, Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana, Sonya Lamonakis, Hector “Machito” Camacho Jr., WBA Middleweight champion Danny Jacobs, WBO Junior Middleweight titlist/2008 US Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade and fellow 08’ Olympian Shawn Estrada along with prospects Sid “The Messenger” El Harrak, Jeff “TNT” Spencer, Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin, Will “Power” Rosinsky, Floriano “Italiano” Pagliara, Danny “Little Mac” McDermott, Vinny “The Lion” O’Brien, Ahmed “Prince of Egypt” Samir and Delen “Sniper” Parsley.

For more information or to make a donation, kupitateamfighttowalk.com. All specific questions about the nature of the Clinical Trial to cure Spinal Cord Injury can be sent tobamstrong1981@gmail.com. Fans can also interact with Melson via Twitter @BoydMelson or Facebook.com/Boydmelson

Team Nkhondo kuyenda akuyamba Pushups kwa Ofa Ziwalo!

New York, NY (January 27, 2015) -Captain Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson ndi Team Nkhondo kuyenda ayamba ndi Pushups kwa Ofa Ziwalo vuto. Melson analenga vuto kuthandiza ntchito zotolera ndalama khama forAmerica yoyamba matenda mayesero kuthandiza kuchiza Matenda msana kuvulala.

 

Dzulo, Melson, amene donates 100% wake purses cha mayesero, anaika vidiyo pamene anamaliza khumi pushups. Akamaliza pushups, Melson anaitana anthu ena Team Limba Kuyenda kuphatikizapo Danny Jacobs, Marcus Browne, Riddick Bowe, Anthony Mason, Christan Zaccagnino, Paul Williams ndi Eric LeGrand kumaliza vuto.

 

Mofanana ndi matenda Ice Chidebe Challenge, Pushups kwa Ofa Ziwalo 'Cholinga kulera onse ndalama ndi kuzindikira mwa chikhalidwe TV. Ophunzira aliyense ali anatsutsa kuchita 10 zokankhakankha, kuitana ena kutengapo mbali ndiye aperekepo $10 kuti teamfighttowalk.com. Ngati sanatha malizitsani khumi, ophunzira akufunsidwa kuti aperekepo zina $1 aliyense chosakwanira pushup. Mwachitsanzo, ngati sikisi pushups ali anamaliza, zoperekazo adzakhala $14. Cholinga kulera $5,000,000 choncho mlandu zinkachitika mu 2015 otsatirawa kuchedwa chifukwa ndalama nkhani.

 

"Dziko anaona mphamvu ya matenda Ice Chidebe Challenge anali ndi ife tonse nawo" anati Melson. "Kuposa $100 miliyoni anaukitsidwa kwa matenda ndipo aliyense anali kuyankhula za izo. Ine zovuta aliyense kunja uko kukatsiriza 10 pushups ndipo amapereka ndalama $10 kuti Teamfighttowalk.com to help cure paralysis. Kudzera ambiri khama, Ine kuti tikadzakhala ndi zolinga zathu zikhoza anakumana. Pamapeto pake, America adzapindula ndi kuona masauzande anthu sachoka yoyenda kuchokera msana kuvulala kuyenda kachiwiri kutsatira mayesero. "

 

Kuti mudziwe zambiri pa teamfighttowalk, kupita teamfighttowalk.com. Onse ophunzira amafunsidwa kuti ntchito chizindikiro #pushupsforparalysis.

 

A kanema wa Melson a Pushups kwa Ofa Ziwalo Tingaone pa http://teamfighttowalk.com/push-ups-for-paralysis/