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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.

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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!”