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

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Nova York, Nova York (Abril 26, 2015) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker Martes, Abril 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 PM. 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. O 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 con 4 vitorias por KO. His next bout takes place Maio 8 against Mike Ruiz for the NABA championship at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, Nova York.

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, ir ateamfighttowalk.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

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Melson to return against Ruiz May 8!

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Nova York, Nova York (Abril 7, 2015) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson returns to the ring following a fifteen month layoff when he battles fellow popular New Yorker Mike “El Cangri” Ruiz in the ten round main event of a DiBella Entertainment and New Legend Boxing card Friday, Maio 8 at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, Nova York.

 

Billetes a partir de $40 are on sale now at http://teamfighttowalk.com/tickets-for-boyd-melsons-may-8-fight/.

 

Out of action since February 2014, Melson has an excellent professional record of 14-1-1 with four wins by knockout. The Manhattan resident, who is one of the biggest box office draws in the Big Apple, was slated to face contender Glen Tapia last June at Madison SquareGarden but withdrew after suffering a shoulder injury in training. Na súa última loita, o 2003 West Point grad outpointed Donald Ward while fighting through a stretched brachial plexus. The injury, which a ringside doctor said he’s never seen in more than 30 years of working with fighters, caused temporary paralysis in Melson’s right arm during the last five rounds of the match.

 

A Long Island based Puerto Rican, Ruiz has a solid 17-8 Razón profesional con 9 vitorias por nocaute. En xullo 2012, Ruiz scored the best win of his career, traveling to Atlanta, GA to knockout title contender Paul Delgado in his hometown. Having faced the aforementioned Tapia, often-avoided Martin Wright (dúas veces) and contender Charlie Ota, Ruiz is Melson’s most experienced opponent to date.

 

“Ruiz is a tough fighter with a lot of experience,” Melson said of his next foe. “This is also my first ten rounder and in order for me to get to the next level, I’ve got to defeat him impressively. I know I’ve been out of the ring for awhile but at this stage of my career it’s time to step up. Even with the inactivity on paper, I’ve spent a lot of time in the gym so I expect no ring rust come Maio 8."

 

Melson also has personal ties to the area, which further inspires him to put forth a career best performance.

 

“The high school I graduated from is right down the road. (Team Fight to Walk Founder) Christan Zaccagnino lives a mile away from the venue and we’re expecting a great turnout on fight night.”

 

After his fight with Ruiz, Melson will continue his pledge assist in curing chronic Spinal Cord Injuries by donating 100% of his purse to Team Fight to Walk in support ofAmerica’s first trial of its kind.

 

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, ir a teamfighttowalk.com ou Justadollarplease.org. All specific questions about the nature of the Clinical Trial to cure Spinal Cord Injury can be sent to bamstrong1981@gmail.com. Fans can also interact with Melson via Twitter @BoydMelson orFacebook.com/Boydmelson

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Loita do equipo para Paseo comeza Flexións para Parálise!

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Nova York, Nova York (Xaneiro 27, 2015) -Captain Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson e Fight Team para andar comezaron as flexións para reto Parálise. Melson creado o reto de axudar os esforzos de recolleita de fondos primeiro ensaio clínico de forAmerica para axudar a curar crónicas lesión medular.

 

Onte, Melson, que doa 100% das súas bolsas en relación ao xuízo, publicou un vídeo onde completou dez flexións. Despois de rematar as flexións, Melson chamou os outros membros do equipo Loita to Walk incluíndo Danny Jacobs, Marcus Browne, Riddick Bowe, Anthony Mason, Christan Zaccagnino, Paul Williams e Eric Legrand para completar o desafío.

 

Como o Desafío Als Balde de Xeo, Flexións para a meta Paralysis "consiste en aumentar os fondos e conciencia través dos medios de comunicación social. Cada participante é desafiado a facer 10 flexións, chamar a outras persoas para participar, a continuación, doar $10 para teamfighttowalk.com. Se son incapaces de completar dez, os participantes están invitados a doar un adicional $1 para cada flexión incompleta. Por exemplo, se só seis flexións son concluídas, doazón sería $14. O obxectivo é aumentar $5,000,000 de xeito que o xuízo podería ter lugar en 2015 seguintes atrasos debido a cuestións de financiamento.

 

"O mundo viu o quão poderosa a Bucket Desafío Als Ice foi e todos nós participaron", dixo Melson. "Máis que $100 millóns foron recadados ao Als e todo o mundo estaba falando sobre iso. Estou desafiando todo o mundo aí fóra para completar 10 flexións e doar $10 para Teamfighttowalk.com to help cure paralysis. A través de esforzos xeneralizados, Eu non teño ningunha dúbida de que as nosas metas poden ser alcanzadas. En definitiva, América vai beneficiar a ver centos de miles de persoas en cadeira de rodas desde lesión medular pé de novo seguintes os ensaios ".

 

Para máis información sobre teamfighttowalk, ir a teamfighttowalk.com. Todos os participantes están invitados a utilizar a hashtag #pushupsforparalysis.

 

Un vídeo de Flexións de Melson para Parálise se pode ver en http://teamfighttowalk.com/push-ups-for-paralysis/

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Melson para recibir "Heart of a Champion" Award

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Nova York, Nova York (Xaneiro 15, 2015) - Humanitarian e Júnior boxer medios Capitán Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson recibirán o "Heart of a Champion" premio de St. Hospital de Investigación Infantil St Jude Domingo, Xaneiro 25.

 

O premio será dado durante unha festa benéfica especial para St. Jude titulado "NY Campións para St. Jude "a ter lugar no O'Neill de Maspeth en Queens, Nova York. Máis que 2,000 persoas son esperadas para participar no evento, que debería incluír unha boa cantidade de atletas profesionais de varios deportes, famosos, e partidarios globais de St. Jude ea súa misión. O evento será organizado pola New York Rangers lenda e Hockey Hall of Famer Brian Leetch.

 

Fundado en 1962 entertainer por Danny Thomas, obxectivo de St. Hospital de Investigación Infantil St Jude é avanzar curas e medios de prevención para enfermidades catastróficas pediátricos a través da investigación e tratamento. Ao longo dos anos, St. Jude has focused significantly on providing care for children suffering from different forms of cancer. Consistent with the vision of Thomas, ningún neno é negado tratamento con base na raza, relixión ou a capacidade da familia para pagar.

 

Desde que se fixo profesional en 2010, Recibiu atención dos medios de comunicación de Melson dentro e fóra do mundo de boxeo para doar 100% das súas bolsas de loita no sentido de axudar a atopar unha cura para Lesión medular nos Estados Unidos. Melson, xunto con Christan Zaccagnino, fundada Fight Team to Walk e recrutou atletas profesionais notables para unirse á loita para curar a parálise. Nos últimos dous anos, Loita do equipo para Sendeirismo da aloxado súa gala anual de recolleita de fondos "Fighting for the Cure,"Que axudou a recadar fondos suplementarios significativos,. Debido aos seus esforzos admirables través de loita do equipo para andar, Melson e Zaccagnino foron perfilado por varios grandes medios de comunicación.

 

"Esta é unha honra incrible.", Dixo Melson do recoñecemento de St. Hospital de Investigación Infantil St Jude. “Eu coñecín unha rapaza de uns anos, que era 10 anos de idade no momento, eo seu nome é Lilly; Eu chamo-lle o meu lil flor '. Cando tiña uns meses de idade, ela desenvolveu astrocitoma onde desenvolveu un tumor canceroso ao longo da súa medula espiñal. Cando os cirurxiáns eliminou o tumor, ela quedou paralítico. Ela non foi aínda un ano de idade, e ela é agora 14. Ela ten a vida coñecida só mirando para riba dunha cadeira de rodas. Cancer a paralizou. "

 

"Ben Lilly meu lil 'flor, cancro paralizado vostede, e é moi especial para min, que eu teño orgullo de arriscar a miña vida no arena só así un día egoísta, Podo abrazalo-lo mentres está en pé. Este premio que estou a recibir é un agasallo de min para ti como a miña forma de dicir grazas por estar na miña vida. Pouco sabe lil flor "que me axudou a nunca desistir.” Melson rematou dicindo que “como St. Hospital Infantil St Jude, Equipo de loita a meta da camiñada é traer esperanza para as familias e amosar os que están sufrindo que a esperanza é a luz na escuridade. "

 

Tickets to the fundraiser are available www.eventbrite.com/e/ny-champions-for-st-jude-tickets-14424781911?aff = CAE2 and the event takes place from 1-8 pm. Todo ticketholders adultos poden gozar dun buffet complementaria, música en directo, poxas silenciosa e en directo e un deseño sorteo en directo. Nenos menores 12 recibirá o buffet, zume ou refrixerante ilimitado e entretemento familiar.

 

Para obter máis información sobre a Loita do equipo para camiñar ou para doar, ir a Teamfighttowalk.com. All questions about Team Fight to Walk or Spinal Cord Injuries can be emailed to Boydmelson@Teamfighttowalk.com.