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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 Tirsdag, 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 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. Den 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 med 4 vinner på knockout. His next bout takes place Mai 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, gå tilteamfighttowalk.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

Melson to return against Ruiz May 8!

New York, NY (April 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, Mai 8 at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, NY.

 

Billetter starter på $40 er i salg nå kl 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. I sin siste kamp, den 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 profesjonell hovedbok med 9 seire etter knockout. I Juli 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 (to ganger) 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 Mai 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, gå til teamfighttowalk.com eller 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

Teamet Fight til Walk begynner Pushups for Lammelse!

New York, NY (Januar 27, 2015) -Captain Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson og Team Fight til Walk har startet Pushups for Lammelse utfordring. Melson skapte utfordring å bistå innsamlingsarbeid forAmerica første kliniske studier for å hjelpe kurere kronisk ryggmarg skader.

 

I går, Melson, som donerer 100% av sine vesker mot rettssaken, postet en video der han fullførte ti pushups. Etter endt pushups, Melson kalt ut andre medlemmer av Team Fight to Walk inkludert Danny Jacobs, Marcus Browne, Riddick Bowe, Anthony Mason, Christan Zaccagnino, Paul Williams og Eric LeGrand å fullføre utfordringen.

 

I likhet med ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Pushups for Lammelse 'mål er å heve både penger og oppmerksomhet gjennom sosiale medier. Hver deltaker er utfordret til å gjøre 10 pushups, kalle ut andre til å delta deretter donere $10 til teamfighttowalk.com. Hvis de ikke klarer å fullføre ti, Deltakerne blir bedt om å donere en ekstra $1 for hver ufullstendig pushup. For eksempel, hvis bare seks pushups er gjennomført, donasjon ville være $14. Målet er å heve $5,000,000 slik prøve kunne finne sted i 2015 Følgende forsinkelser på grunn av finansieringsproblemer.

 

"Verden så hvor kraftig den ALS Ice Bucket Challenge var og vi alle deltok" sa Melson. "Mer enn $100 millioner ble hevet for ALS og alle snakket om det. Jeg utfordrer alle der ute for å fullføre 10 pushups og donere $10 til Teamfighttowalk.com to help cure paralysis. Gjennom omfattende innsats, Jeg har ingen tvil om at våre mål kan oppfylles. Til syvende og sist, Amerika vil ha nytte av å se hundretusener av mennesker sitter i rullestol fra ryggmarg skader vandre igjen etter studiene. "

 

For mer informasjon om teamfighttowalk, gå til teamfighttowalk.com. Alle deltakerne blir bedt om å bruke hashtag #pushupsforparalysis.

 

En video av Melson sin Pushups for Lammelse kan sees på http://teamfighttowalk.com/push-ups-for-paralysis/

Melson å motta "Heart of en Champion" Award

New York, NY (Januar 15, 2015) - Humanitær og junior mellomvekt boxer kaptein Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson vil motta "Heart of en Champion" -prisen fra St. Jude Children forsknings Hospital Søndag, Januar 25.

 

Prisen vil bli gitt i løpet av en spesiell fundraiser for St. Jude tittelen "NY Champions for St. Jude "finner sted på O'Neills av Maspeth i Queens, NY. Mer enn 2,000 mennesker er ventet å delta på arrangementet, som vil inneholde en god mengde profesjonelle idrettsutøvere fra ulike idretter, kjendiser, og samlet tilhengere av St. Jude og sin misjon. Arrangementet vil bli holdt av New York Rangers-legenden og Hockey Hall of Fame Brian Leetch.

 

Grunnlagt i 1962 ved entertainer Danny Thomas, målet om St. Jude Children forsknings Hospital er å fremme kurer og midler til forebygging for pediatriske katastrofale sykdommer gjennom forskning og behandling. Gjennom årene, St. Jude has focused significantly on providing care for children suffering from different forms of cancer. Consistent with the vision of Thomas, ingen barn nektes behandling basert på rase, religion eller familiens evne til å betale.

 

Siden han ble proff i 2010, Melson er mottatt mainstream oppmerksomhet i og utenfor bokser verden for å donere 100% av hans kamp vesker mot å hjelpe finne en kur for ryggmarg skader i USA. Melson, sammen med Christan Zaccagnino, grunnla teamet Fight til Walk og rekruttert bemerkelsesverdige profesjonelle idrettsutøvere å bli med i kampen for å kurere lammelse. De siste to årene, Teamet Fight til Walk er hosted sin årlige innsamlingsaksjon gala "Fighting for Cure,"Som bidro til ytterligere betydelige midler. På grunn av sine beundringsverdig innsats gjennom team kjempe for å Walk, Melson og Zaccagnino ble profilert av diverse store medier.

 

"Dette er en utrolig ære." Melson sa om anerkjennelse fra St. Jude Children forsknings Hospital. “Jeg møtte en ung jente for noen år tilbake, som var 10 år på den tiden, og hun heter Lilly; Jeg kaller henne min lil 'blomst. Da hun var et par måneder gammel, hun utviklet Astrocytom hvor hun utviklet en kreftsvulst langs hennes ryggmarg. Når kirurgene fjernet svulsten, hun ble igjen lammet. Hun var ikke engang et år gammel, og hun er nå 14. Hun har bare kjent liv ser opp fra en rullestol. Kreft lammet henne. "

 

"Vel Lilly lil min" blomst, kreft lammet deg, og du er så veldig spesiell for meg, at jeg er stolt over å risikere livet mitt i ringen bare så en dag egoistisk, Jeg kan klemme deg mens du står. Denne prisen jeg mottar er en gave fra meg til deg som min måte å si takk for at du er i livet mitt. Lite vet du lil 'blomst som du har hjulpet meg aldri gi opp.” Melson lukket ved å si at “som St. Jude Children Hospital, Teamet Fight For Walk mål er å bringe håp til familier og vise de som lider at håp er lys i mørket. "

 

Tickets to the fundraiser are available www.eventbrite.com/e/ny-champions-for-st-jude-tickets-14424781911?aff = eac2 and the event takes place from 1-8 pm. Alle voksne ticketholders kan nyte en utfyllende buffet, levende musikk, stille og live auksjoner og en live tombola tegning. Barn under 12 vil motta buffet, ubegrenset juice eller brus og familievennlig underholdning.

 

For mer informasjon om team kjempe for å gå eller å donere, gå til Teamfighttowalk.com. All questions about Team Fight to Walk or Spinal Cord Injuries can be emailed to Boydmelson@Teamfighttowalk.com.