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Melson Reflects on Career; Next Fight For a Seat in US Congress

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New York, New York (Janvier 17, 2017) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson may be the only fighter in boxing history not in the sport for financial gain and even came out of retirement for one final match to raise funds for others.

 

A multi-time champion as an amateur that defeated future pro standouts Keith Thurman, Charles Hatley, and Deandre Latimore, Melson had a different vision of what boxing would do. Le 2003 West Point graduate and Army Reserve Officer used boxing as a vehicle and a voice for causes close to his heart throughout his 18 combattre carrière, donating 100% of the money he earned in the ring.

 

Global, Melson helped raise $400,000 between his boxing purses and charity galas. The majority of the funds was for Team Fight to Walk, une 501(C)3 which raises funds and awareness for a clinical trial focused on to curing Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries. He also donated one of his purses to a childhood friend that had a son battling brain cancer and another to Big Vision, which helps people battle drug addictions among young adults.

 

Fighting for causes was his ultimate passion, but the literal fights were often very difficult. Melson spent the first few years of his professional boxing career traveling from his New York City residence to New Jersey where he worked for Johnson&Johnson as a medical device sales rep. When he was preparing for a fight, he’d run on his lunch break, train in the evening after working a full day and often run again in the middle of the night to help cut weight. À la fois, Melson served in the U.S. Réserve de l'armée, having military duties one weekend a month and two weeks a year.

En outre, Melson would teach fitness classes at Equinox Fitness to earn extra money and regularly traveled to public schools providing motivational speeches to students for free. The exhausting schedule was hard for Melson, who suffered multiple injuries including a stretched brachial plexus which temporarily paralyzed his right arm during his fight against Donald Ward, multiple tears in his left rotator cuff, kidney stones due to dehydration and a fracture in his left orbital bone. Encore, he made weight for every fight in his career and finished 15-2-1 avec 4 victoires par KO, winning the WBC USNBC junior middleweight title against Mike Ruiz in May 2015.

 

Melson believed his championship winning performance would be his last bout as lingering injuries from boxing still bothered him and a laundry list of other commitments occupied much of his time. He came out of his unofficial retirement for one final match last November against Courtney Pennington. Melson’s fight financially assisted the aforementioned Big Vision, an organization which he works very closely with that has a mission of helping young adults battling drug addictions return to sobriety. Malheureusement, Melson took extreme measures to cut 30 livres en 8 semaines and entered the ring devoid of energy, perdre via 7e round stoppage.

 

Suite au combat, Melson officially announced his retirement and plans to run for U.S. Congress in 2018. Promoter Lou DiBella, who promoted most of Melson’s fights including his career finale, said to the crowd at the Foxwoods Casino “I’ve never promoted a better man than Boyd Melson.”

 

Global, Melson is satisfied with his boxing career and is greatly appreciative for the incredible support from the boxing community.

 

“When I turned pro, I had no idea how far or long professional boxing would take me. This is a brutal sport not just physically but mentally as well. There were many days where I wanted to stop fighting for a number of reasons, but it was on those days that I had to always remind myself that I needed to fight to help others. The causes I fought for and continue to fight for outside of the ring are as important as anything in my life. Through boxing, I made many great friends and am incredibly thankful for that. I also appreciate everybody that donated to Team Fight to Walk or Big Vision as well as all the media that helped raise awareness for these great causes by covering my career.”

 

With the gloves hung up, Melson’s focused on running for United States Congress, advancing his career in the US Army Reserve, assisting others in need and continuing his growing career as a public and motivational speaker.

 

“I fell on my sword in order to compete in this last fight. The weight loss took the fight from my body, so I used every bit of strength in my mind to give whatever I had. I had one purpose for this last fight, and that was to raise awareness and money to help combat the heroin epidemic in Staten Island. I took a beating for this mission and I hope my example demonstrated the need to risk everything, even your body, when you believe it will help the lives of others suffering. Boxing has created a future that has continued to allow me to serve mankind now that I have left the ring as a competitor. I am on the board for the charities Boxer Inc., Stop Soldier Suicide, Team Fight To Walk, and hopefully Big Vision sometime soon. I was recently asked to join the 501c3 titled “The In Bed and Chair Recovery Foundation” so that I can serve on their board. They have a patented multi-faceted exercise apparatus which is meant for anyone who is confined to a wheelchair or a bed. They’ve asked me to help raise money through donations so that they can provide their unit, free of charge to groups of people in need such as disabled veterans and children battling cancer. There is a lot of pressure I continue to put on myself through various commitments and organizations I’m involved with, but this is what makes my world go round as I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

 

“I continue to have more opportunities presented to me so that I can positively reach children through my words. Although I have only fought once in order to help create a larger awareness regarding the heroin epidemic in Staten Island, my mission for this cause has only begun. My goal is to begin offering my time to host free boxing clinics on the Island at Rustam’s Boxing Gym as well as one of Teddy Atlas’s boxing gyms. These clinics will be meant for heroin addicts, and the aim is to knockout heroin on Staten Island. My hope is to help Staten Island’s heroin addicts fall in love with boxing and have that as a vehicle to help overcome the addiction. These human beings are sick but they’re are not criminals. Sometimes people who are sick are not able to be healed on their own and when that happens it is upon us as human beings to come together to help heal them.”

 

Melson is currently on military orders at Fort Meade, Maryland for 9 weeks in total. He is in school there being trained for his new duty as a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Réserve de l'armée. Upon completing training in March, Melson will be looked at in April for a much welcomed promotion to the rank of Major. When he is finished, Melson looks to take his political aspirations to the next level.

 

If elected, Melson’s mission will involve helping many aspects of human beings’ daily lives with a focus on battling bullying, sickness and disease, poor health care for veterans, veteran suicide, heroin addiction, racism, hunger and unemployment.

 

“Every part of my journey these past 6 years as a professional boxer has led me to my decision to run for U.S. Congress in 2018. I hope to make my official announcement some time in 2017. Various celebrities and generals have given me their words that they will stand by my side in the public during this run. I am tired of being the human being always asking for help and never being the one asked for help. My mission is to bring the type of fight I brought every fight into the ring and implement it while serving the people as an elected official. I’m confident I can be very effective in using my abilities to help improve the lives of human beings that I am responsible to and for. Plus important, I need to inspire the hearts and minds of those necessary to help get me elected.”

 

Melson is also proud to announce that the cause that brought him to boxing, Team Fight To Walk, should have FDA Approval to conduct the clinical trial here in the United States by this Fall. Melson, along with Christan Zaccagnino and publicist Matt Yanofsky have raised $400,000 to help conduct this clinical trial. The trial will consist of 27 Spinal Cord Injured human beings in total. It will divide the 27 into three groups of nine treated between the University of Newark Hospital in New Jersey along with Mount Sinai and Long Island Jewish Hospitals in New York.

 

The study presented to the FDA was published in May of 2016 in the Medical Journal “Cell Transplantation,” with its results being heavily investigated by American physicians. All reviewing physicians agreed with the results, a requirement in order to be published. This exact study conducted in China resulted in 15 en dehors de 20 Spinal Cord Injured patients, as a group paralyzed an average of 7 ans, now able to walk at least 10 meters with the help of a walker. The results also showed that 12 out of these same 20 had their bladder and bowel functions restored. Melson, Zaccagnino and the rest of Team Fight to Walk believe this is the beginning of our long awaited cure for Spinal Cord Injuries in the United States.

 

Fans can keep up with the latest on Boyd and contact him via Twitter @Boydmelson, Facebook at Boyd Melson, and Instagram @BoydMelson

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Melson entraînera un match de charité; clinique de boxe hôte pour la guérison des héroïnomanes

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New York, New York (Octobre 23, 2016) - Boyd Melson, «The Rainmaker», un boxeur professionnel et WBC U.S. Champion de boxe, Capitaine aux États-Unis. Réserve de l'armée, Diplômé de West Point, philanthrope, et humanitaire servira d'entraîneur dans le match de basket-ball de charité des célébrités Team Fight To Walk et organise également un événement spécial pour aider les jeunes adultes souffrant de dépendances.
Le jeu oppose une équipe de célébrités aux pompiers volontaires de North Rockland et se déroule Vendredi, Octobre 28 à l'école secondaire North Rockland Hills à 7 h. Les membres de l'équipe de célébrités incluent l'ancien champion du Super Bowl Odessa Turner, Kevin Dockery et Brandon London tous les Giants de New York. Les autres membres de l'équipe de célébrités incluent les anciens demi-offensifs des Giants, RJ Cobbs et Billy Taylor, ainsi que le grand Derek «The Wizz» Murphy de Harlem Globetrotter..
Melson entraînera l'équipe des célébrités, et tous les profits profiteront aux efforts de Team Fight to Walk pour soigner les blessures de la moelle épinière. Les billets peuvent être achetés en allant àhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/équipe-combat-pour-marcher-célébrité-billets de basket-ball-17808173727. Des billets pour une séance de signature d'autographes seront disponibles lors de l'événement.
Deux jours plus tard, Melson donne de son temps en organisant et en gérant une clinique de boxe pour l'organisation caritative Big Vision au Mendez Boxing Gym à New York.. Big Vision a été créée en tant que 501c3 à but non lucratif avec pour mission d'aider les jeunes adultes ayant des dépendances. Big Vision organise des événements constructifs auxquels ses membres peuvent participer à peu près tous les mois. Ces événements positifs, entouré d'autres dépendances, aide à servir d'échappatoire à l'environnement qui conduit traditionnellement à des rechutes de drogue. En mai dernier 2016, Melson a offert de son temps et a dirigé un atelier de boxe pour Big Vision au Mendez Boxing Gym.
Le mois dernier, Melson a dit à Eve Goldberg, fondateur de Big Vision, qu'il veut aider à nouveau en organisant une autre clinique de boxe à Mendez pour eux. Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller aidera Melson avec l'événement., Championne féminine WBC Alicia «The Empress» Napoleon et Jose Guzman. La clinique accueillera 20-30 adultes âgés de 19-30. Ce sera environ trois heures et comprendra un entraînement complet, atelier, événements constructifs et discours de motivation. Goldberg, dont le fils est décédé d'une overdose, prononcera un discours sincère pour conclure l'événement.
«Je suis extrêmement heureux d’aider deux causes qui me tiennent à cœur,», A déclaré Melson, qui revient sur le ring Novembre 19 et fait don de son sac à main pour aider à lutter contre l'épidémie d'héroïne à Staten Island. «La collecte de fonds et la sensibilisation sont cruciales pour l'essai clinique. L'essai clinique que j'ai combattu et risqué ma vie maintenant depuis presque 6 ans est sur la bonne voie pour recevoir son approbation de la FDA ici aux États-Unis l'été prochain. c'est si près de se passer ici dans notre propre pays. En ce qui concerne l'aide aux êtres humains, en particulier les jeunes êtres humains, avec leur bataille pour vaincre leur dépendance à la drogue, J'ai choisi une approche très proactive. »
«Je suis sorti de ma retraite pour utiliser ma plateforme en tant qu'athlète professionnel pour attirer l'attention sur l'épidémie d'héroïne à Staten Island en particulier. Ce n'est pas dans ma nature ni dans mon caractère de rester à l'écart et de ne rien faire pour aider les autres êtres humains quand je crois que je peux aider. L'héroïne semble être la drogue qui tue les êtres humains à la plus grande fréquence, c'est donc là que je concentre le plus mon attention.
«Staten Island est l’arrondissement le plus abattu par l’héroïne, et Staten Island est le seul arrondissement après Brooklyn qui faisait partie de mon enfance. J'ai eu une réunion avec le Staten Island DA le mois dernier pour discuter de l'introduction de Big Vision à Staten Island. Le procureur a partagé que 74 des personnes auraient été tuées par surdose d'héroïne à Staten Island depuis 1er janvier, et je me suis joint au combat pour faire tout ce que je peux pour garder les anciens toxicomanes propres tout en aidant ceux qui ont une grave dépendance à la surmonter. J'ai choisi de me mettre maintenant en danger pour que je puisse attirer l'attention sur ce fléau à Staten Island. J'ai choisi de me battre littéralement pour Staten Island. Ma famille a des antécédents de toxicomanie et trouver le remède contre la paralysie est l'une des choses les plus importantes de ma vie depuis plus d'une décennie.
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Melson to headline November 19 at Foxwoods Casino

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New York, New York (Octobre 11, 2016) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson makes his return to the ring to help the fight against heroin in Staten Island Samedi, Novembre 19 at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, CT.

Melson’s fight headlines a DiBella Entertainment promoted Pro-Am card as part of the recently relocated but wildly popular Broadway Boxing series. This fight card is a special event. Broadway Boxing by way of Lou DiBella, is offering a Veterans Appreciation fight card with 4 of the undercard bouts consisting of Cadets from the West Point Boxing Team boxing against Cadets from the Coast Guard Academy.

Living and fighting out of New York City, Melson’s made a name for himself in and out of the ring. His outstanding professional ledger stands at 15-1-1 avec 4 knockouts and in May 2015 he won the WBC-USNBC junior middleweight championship by dominating Mike Ruiz. Since the victory, he’s spent most of his time doing public speaking around the country as well as raising funds and awareness for various charitable causes such as Suicide Prevention among Armed Forces Veterans, working with disadvantaged youth and helping fight drug addiction among youth and young adults.

Following the match, Melson’s donating 100% of his purse to help combat the severe heroin problem across Staten Island, New York.

“I was fortunate enough to have had a meeting with the Staten Island District Attorney Mike McMahon a few weeks ago,” said Melson. “My dear brother Ibrahim Kurtulus arranged my requested meeting I asked him to help set up after I read an article published in May of 2016 discussing the heroin plague in that borough. The article stated that through May of this year, there were 40 reported deaths in Staten Island due to overdosing on heroin. During my meeting with McMahon, he told me that the number is now at 70. McMahon forced the issue to have a change in the local law in Staten Island where users arrested for using heroin will be sentenced to rehabilitation instead of prison. The commencement date for this policy has not yet begun.”

Melson, who considered himself retired from boxing, came back to the sport in part to help combat the problems in Staten Island.

“I need to come out of retirement so I can start going to bat for the people in the borough of Staten Island. Staten Island is the borough that I spent my childhood in while growing up in Brooklyn. I was a frequent visitor at Bayley Seton Hospital as a child for weekly allergy shots, Fort Wadsworth to visit my friends and on Arthur Kill Road to visit my aunt. I decided that I needed to find a way to help and draw attention within the five boroughs to Staten Island; a borough that residents say they feel forgotten in. I also decided that I am going to donate my purse to an organization within the borough aimed at helping addicts once they leave their rehabilitation. It also means a lot to me as a West Point graduate that I’ll have the opportunity to box on a card with Cadets that are coached by the same man that coached me while I was a Cadet in Colonel Dr. Ray Barone.”

“I’d like to thank Lou DiBella for this great opportunity. He has been an incredible supporter of my career and what I’ve fought for every single punch of the way and he his actions always remind me of this. I considered myself retired from boxing after my last fight. I told my family that I am done boxing. I have not been boxing or in the gym for a year and a half. After reading that article on the heroin problem in Staten Island, I could not sit around helpless when I believed I could help. Heroin is the number one issue harming the quality of life in Staten Island as well as the taker of lives. So I decided to suffer one more time with making weight and getting in shape so that the people of Staten Island know that they are not facing this plague of heroin alone. My family has a history of addiction so I understand how severe it can be.”

Melson’s opponent in this eight round middleweight contest will be announced shortly and tickets can be purchased by going to http://knockoutpublicity.com/tickets-to-boyd-melsons-november-19-fight/.

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The Real People’s Champ: Melson making a major difference outside of the ring

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New York, New York (Avril 15, 2016) – WBC USNBC junior middleweight champion Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson is remaining busy outside of the squared circle raising funds, speaking to various groups and helping multiple causes.
Le mois dernier, Melson spearheaded a fundraiser at SPiN NYC that netted $5,000. To help fundraising efforts, Melson literally let anybody who donated $50 or more at the event get in the ring with him for three minutes and throw punches at him. The funds were split 50/50 between Team Fight to Walk an BOXER INC. Melson recently joined the Board of Directors for BOXER INC. which is a NYC based nonprofit founded by Melson’s close friend and former amateur boxer Mustafa Abullah. BOXER INC. is a mentorship program through the use of boxing to help develop leadership, discipline and offer exercise to youth at inner-city schools in New York City. Academy Award Winner Susan Sarandon, a part owner of SPiN, helped promote the event on social media and personally expressed her interest in running a second fundraiser this fall.
Moins que 24 hours after the SPiN event, Melson was a special guest speaker at the United Spinal Association Connecticut Chapter’s annual gala. The Connecticut Chapter honored Melson’s speaking at their gala by donating $2500 to Team Fight to Walk.
Mardi, Avril 12, Melson, une 2003 West Point grad, headed to the the army base of Fort Bragg, Caroline du Nord. During his time at Fort Bragg, he spoke to Delta Company, 3e Military Information Support Battalion (Airborne). This Battalion is a PSYOP (Psychological Operations) Battalion in the US Special Operations Command that directly supports the United States Army Special Forces. At the end of Melson’s speech to Delta Company, he was asked to return two more times this year.
This request involves Melson, an Army Reserve Captain himself, returning in July to deliver a speech to the entire 3rd Military Information Support Battalion followed by a speech to the United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition in the fall. The Care Coalition was formed to offer support to Armed Forces members that served in the Navy Seals, Delta Force, Special Forces, or Ranger Battalion, and were injured in combat now facing physical disabilities.
In the last few months, la “Rainmaker” has voluntarily offered his time addressing youth of all ages at multiple tri-state area elementary, middle and high schools as well as delivering a pre-game pep talk to the Johns Hopkins University Women’s Basketball Team prior to their game. Melson, upon invitation, attended the Jewish Youth Organization BBYO’s (B’nai B’rith) annual event in Baltimore. He was partnered with former NFL Quarterback Jay Fiedler as they both took turns sharing their individual journeys as Jewish professional athletes with a few hundred Jewish high school aged teens.
Four days after visiting Fort Bragg, Melson will be in Aston, Pennsylvania for a three day Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion forum. The event features a special exhibition hockey game featuring many former NHL players and other notables helping raise money for both of these physical challenges. The event is sponsored by Johnson&Johnson, a company Melson once worked for. During this event, Melson will speak on Spinal Cord Injuries and perform a ceremonial puck drop to kick the game off.
"The universe continues to conspire. When you follow what is in your heart with divine love, I believe that the universe submits. When this submission takes place allowing its elements to conspire, what is beating in your heart with divine love becomes a tangible space. I just have to keep moving forward with the same type of stamina I needed inside the ring. I can’t get tired. This fight has many rounds to it. Our FDA Approval to begin conducting this study is less than a year out- that round is almost here!
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Melson to speak to Veterans Leadership Council in February at Johnson & Johnson Town Hall Meeting

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New York, New York (Janvier 22, 2016) – WBC USNBC 154 pound champion Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker for Johnson & Johnson during their Veterans Leadership Council Town Hall Meeting Jeudi, 18 février in Raritan, New Jersey.

 

Un 2003 Diplômé de West Point, Melson was personally invited to speak by retired Army Colonel and current J&J employee Irving Smith, who was Melson’s Minority Admissions Representative and mentor when he applied to West Point as a teenager. Sur 18e, Melson will present to J&J employees who are part of J&J’s Veterans Leadership Council with respect to the topics of Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury. A former standout salesman for J&J’s Ethicon Division, Melson’s success in and out of the ring is still closely monitored by J&J’s CEO and fellow West Point graduate Alex Gorsky.

 

“Johnson and Johnson will always exist within an independent aspect of my heart. I am overwhelmed with pride that the honor of speaking to J&J’s Veterans Leadership Council is now extended to me as I was once myself a Veteran working for J&J” said Melson.

 

La semaine dernière, Melson was honored at Johns Hopkins University as a military superstar. He was their guest of honor for their Men’s and Women’s basketball game, and upon personal request from the women’s basketball team’s coach, he delivered a pre-game inspirational talk to the ladies on that team.

 

In regard to J&J, Melson said it “it was a great place to work. They were extremely supportive of my boxing career and the mission of Team Fight to Walk. Many of J&J employees are loyal supporters that purchased tickets to see me fight. I am personally asking J&J CEO Alex Gorsky to attend this lecture on the 18th. It is very important to me that he learns how close we are towards receiving FDA Approval to conduct the clinical trial in the United States that Team Fight To Walk has worked the past 5.5 years to raise money for.”

 

For more information about Team Fight to Walk, se il vous plaît visiterTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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Melson to be Recognized at Johns Hopkins University!

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New York, New York (Janvier 11, 2016) - 2003 Diplômé de West Point, philanthropist and WBC USNBC junior middleweight titlist Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will be recognized as a military star prior to the Johns Hopkins men’s basketball game Samedi, Janvier 16 at the Goldfarb Gymnasium in Baltimore, MD.

 

An active Army Reserve Officer who was chosen for the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), Melson won four United States Army Championships, a gold medal at the Armed Forces Boxing Championship and was selected as an alternate for the 2008 US Olympic Team. Melson turned pro in 2010 and donated 100% of his purses towards a pending trial to help cure Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries. Global, he’s raised more than $350,000 between his 17 combats professionnels, three charity galas and other events.

 

Sur 16e, Melson will present the game ball to officials while being escorted by Johns Hopkins’ ROTC cadets and the school will play a video at halftime titled “Still Fighting for the Cure”, which chronicles Melson’s journey to raise funds for a pending clinical trial that could impact hundreds of thousands suffering from Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries.

 

“There are so many brave men and women that serve or served our country, especially in that region” said Melson. “The fact they thought of me is amazing. Never in a thousand years did I anticipate being honored as a military star by one of the best colleges in the country for my efforts in the ring and with Team Fight to Walk. I believe the video will move those in attendance and have them feeling the same way I did the first time Christan told me her story. It is truly a blessing that I have been chosen for this at a time where we need all the support we can get as we move closer towards the trial taking place.”

 

The video can be watched by going tohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KvLQYWQ0E. Melson also partook in a candid interview with Donna Drake on CBS talk show “Live it Up” that can be seen athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbnXF6srafA.

 

For more information about Team Fight to Walk, se il vous plaît visiterTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

 

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Melson Nominated for Most Inspirational of 2015!

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New York, New York (Décembre 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, Équipe Lutte à marcher, has grown tremendously during the last few years.

Le 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. L'été dernier, la 15-1-1 junior middleweight along with Dr. Wise Jeune, 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 dans 90 journées.

Global, 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,», A déclaré 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 (étudiant de première année) 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, se il vous plaît visiterTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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Melson de plafonner Octobre actif en participant à trois galas de charité à venir!

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New York, New York (Octobre 21, 2015) - Middleweight Champion WBC junior des États-Unis, philanthrope et US Army Reserve capitaine Boyd Melson se terminera un mois très occupé en continuant à aider les autres. À la fin d'Octobre, la classe de 2003 West Point Graduate aura assisté à la TicTocStop Gala, Signature Chefs enchères et Jersey Central Spinal Cord Association Dîner en tant qu'invité spécial. Melson a également été demandé de ne pas juste pour assister à la Mars of Dimes’ Signature Chefs enchères, mais de co-animateur leur événement de collecte de fonds, dont il a accepté avec enthousiasme.

Fondé par le célèbre animateur de talk show radio de sport Craig Carton, La mission de TicTocStop est d'aider à améliorer la qualité de vie des personnes atteintes du syndrome de Tourette. Carton, qui a Tourette fait que deux de ses enfants, a aidé de nombreuses familles à travers ce 501C3 charité.

Le TicTocStop Gala comprend un cocktail, dîner et présentations et aura lieu le jeudi, Octobre 22 à partir de 6-11 PM au jardins de la batterie à New York. Pour plus d'informations, visite Tictocstop.com.

Chaque année, plus que 15 million de bébés sont nés prématurément. Malheureusement, 1 millions d'entre eux mourront avant leur premier anniversaire à la suite. Le Mars of Dimes aide à financer la recherche, éducation et de soutien pour assurer plus de bébés peuvent célébrer leurs anniversaires.

Sur Lundi, Octobre 26 à 6 h, plus que 25 chefs, restaurants, caves, brasseries et les concepteurs de desserts seront partagent leurs délices culinaires les plus excitantes pour les plus de 200 clients en main à la Carlyle sur le vert à Farmingdale, New York. Tous les participants pourront profiter d'une soirée de réseautage, musique live et des vins et spiritueux. Les billets sont disponibles en allant àsignaturechefs.marchofdimes.org.

Considéré comme l'un des meilleurs événements de dégustation à New York, la vente aux enchères Signature Chefs aide soutenir la mission de la Mars of Dimes. Arlene Dayboch, Directeur principal Communauté pour le Mars of Dimes, Melson a nommé en tant que co-animateur aux côtés de Donna Drake TV Live it up pour cet événement spécial. Drake et Melson seront rejoints par “Cuisine de l'enfer” le célèbre chef Gordon Ramsay comme invités célèbres assister afin d'aider à amasser des fonds pour le Mars of Dimes.

A but non lucratif, Spinal Cord Association de Central Jersey a été fondée en 1987 par Kevin Hoagland. Il est géré exclusivement par un conseil d'administration bénévole et soulève environ $80,000 annuellement.

Sur Vendredi, Octobre 30, Spinal Cord Central Jersey Association accueille le 29e Annuel Vito Racine médullaire Dîner recherche et vente aux enchères au Manoir des Pins Banquet Hall à Edison, New Jersey. Êtres heure de l'apéritif au 6:30PM suivie d'un dîner au 8PM. Les participants peuvent aussi miser sur des objets, y compris des souvenirs sportifs autographiés, bijoux, des billets d'événements, paniers-cadeaux et objets de collection. Les billets individuels sont $70 et tables de dix au prix de $700 peuvent être achetés à cjsca.net. Tous les dons sont déductibles des impôts.

"Octobre a été un mois très occupé à essayer d'aider à amasser des fonds pour d'autres,», A déclaré Melson, qui a joué un point focal dans l'équipe lutte pour la troisième édition annuelle de Marchez "Fighting for the Cure" Gala sur Octobre 15 et a parlé aux étudiants de Paul Roberson Lycée tôt aujourd'hui. "Améliorer la vie des personnes passibles de différents défis est très important pour moi. Assister à des événements comme ceux-ci est non seulement un honneur, mais quelque chose que je crois que je dois faire. Nous partageons tous cette planète et devons aider cependant possible même si nous sommes bien loin de la souffrance ".

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Combat en équipe to Walk to host "Fighting for the Cure" Gala Octobre 15!

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New York, New York (Septembre 24, 2015) - WBC-USNBC champion du moyen junior Boyd Melson et Christan Zaccagnino, Fondateurs de l'équipe de lutte contre le Walk, sera l'hôte de la troisième «Fighting for the Cure" gala-bénéfice annuel de l'organisation Jeudi, Octobre 15 à 6:15 h

au Beckwith Pointe à New Rochelle, New York.

Billets et forfaits de commandite de «Fighting for the Cure" sont disponibles en allant à teamfighttowalk.com/gala ou en appelant 914-497-5727. Tous les dons sont les règlements de l'IRS par déductibles.
Knicks de New York John Starks grande servira en tant que président d'honneur pour cette soirée spéciale et un certain nombre d'autres invités seront disponibles pour se mêler aux détenteurs de billets. La liste des invités actuel comprend l'ancien champion du monde et livre pour livre de la superstar Paul Williams, Champion super Bowl XXV Stephen Baker des Giants de New York, champion des poids moyens Danny Jacobs, anciens champions junior Jones et Chris Algieri avec l'ancien Knicks de New York Herb Williams et John Wallace. Plus de clients seront annoncés sous peu. Cette soirée exceptionnelle de divertissement et de sensibilisation comprend des cocktails & apéritifs, un dîner officiel, encan silencieux, tables de blackjack, musique live, Open bar, DJ et conférenciers.
Au cours des deux dernières années, Combat en équipe de marcher hébergé galas succès à New York de la comédie actes de Artie Lange et Damon Rozier accompagnés par des discours émotionnels de Melson, Zaccagnino, Major Max Brewer, de renommée mondiale Dr. Wise Jeune, Eric LeGrand et survivante du cancer tournés champion du monde boxeur Danny Jacobs.
En juin, Melson, Dr. Young et Dr. Patricia Morton a rencontré avec le Congrès à Washington, DC de présenter des preuves provenant d'essais cordon de lésion de la moelle succès en Chine. Les essais chinois ont vu 15 hors de 20 les patients à retrouver la capacité de marcher à nouveau et 10 les patients ont leur retour de la vessie et la fonction intestinale. Ceci est la procédure exacte même qui serait utilisé en Amérique et une réponse officielle de la FDA sur le procès devrait venir avant la fin de cette année.
Si les essais doivent avoir lieu, le coût d'une intervention chirurgicale et le traitement est $150,000 par patient et 100% de ces coûts sont élevés par des dons publics. Le procès aura lieu à l'Hôpital universitaire de Newark, NJ et sera impliqué 12 patients. Actuellement, le gouvernement fédéral ne propose pas une aide financière, même si des milliers de soldats reviennent de la guerre avec les blessures médullaires.
À partir du moment ils se sont rencontrés dans un club de danse pendant son année junior à West Point en 2002, la chose la plus importante dans la vie de Melson a été de voir Zaccagnino marche à nouveau. Christan cassé son cou à l'âge de 10 après un accident de plongée et a été confiné à un fauteuil roulant depuis. Pour le fer de lance des efforts de financement pour l'essai mentionné ci-dessus, Melson de don 100% de ses sacs à main à partir de 16 de son 17 professionnelle à l'équipe de lutte à marcher, une 501(c)(3) avec un de ses sacs à main vont à un ami d'enfance dont le fils a été luttant contre le cancer du cerveau. Entre les deux galas et ses combats professionnels, Melson a aidé à recueillir plus de $330,000.
"Nous sommes proches que jamais à faire une différence significative en Amérique,», A déclaré Melson. "Team Combat de marcher a travaillé très dur pour cela et nos efforts de collecte de fonds ont été non-stop. Encore, il ya un long chemin à parcourir, même si nous obtenons l'approbation de la FDA. Nos deux derniers galas ont été remarquables, et nous visons à amasser encore plus d'argent cette année pour la cause. Nous avons besoin de l'aide de tout le monde là-bas. Nous devons nous réveiller et vivre chaque jour avec le fait que nous partageons cette planète la tête de notre conscience active. Nos galas ont émotionnellement déplacé de nombreux participants qui a entendu les histoires et les luttes de ceux qui souffrent de maladies chroniques lésions médullaires qui sont ne peuvent pas avoir la chirurgie en Amérique qui pourraient leur permettre de marcher à nouveau. Si vous n'êtes pas en mesure d'assister à la Gala, s'il vous plaît envisager de faire don à Teamfighttowalk.com. Chaque dollar fait une différence!”
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Melson à jouer dans Heroes & Legends Charité Softball Jeu!

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New York, New York (Août 23, 2015) - WBC USNBC champion du moyen junior Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson participera aux Heroes & Legends Charité sur Softball Samedi, Août 29 au Premier Energy Park à Lakewood, New Jersey.
Les billets individuels pour $10 et $40 Sièges VIP, y compris le dîner, des boissons et du temps avec les participants sont disponibles en appelant 732-901-7000 ou à https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2 / BuyClear.asp?EventID =149462&continuer = buynew.asp #.VXC1Ps9Vikr. Sièges VIP sont limités à la première 100 clients.
Portes ouvrent à 3 PM et il y aura un derby home run au 4:30, suivi par le match de softball.
L'événement est présenté par Océans Six Real et Partenaires. Les profits seront versés Sanctuary Island, une organisation à but non lucratif qui sert Wounded Warriors et autres handicapés pour améliorer leur santé et leur estime de soi. Le jeu était started pour aider à la réadaptation des programmes sportifs pour les anciens combattants et d'aider diverses organisations militaires-,
Melson jouera pour les Purple Heart Heroes, une équipe avec de nombreux soldats blessés en servant notre pays. Ils seront opposés par les légendes, une équipe composée d'anciens joueurs des ligues majeures, y compris les athlètes Jeff Frazier, Jay Johnstone et Andy Ashby ainsi que Super Bowl XXV Champion Stephen Baker et les membres du groupe de rock Madison Rising.
Après le match, WBC Cares président Jill diamant Fondation remettra des médailles à l'équipe gagnante.
"Il est un honneur incroyable d'être invité à jouer dans le jeu,», A déclaré Melson, une Réserve de l'Armée La direction et 2003 Diplômé de West Point qui fait don de ses sacs à main de combat à l'équipe Lutte to Walk pour aider à guérir chroniques lésions médullaires. "Le projet Wounded Warrior a été proche de mon cœur et ma mère est aussi un grand partisan. Ces destinataires de Purple Heart méritent le meilleur absolue et un événement comme celui-ci est le moins que nous puissions faire pour ces braves soldats blessés protéger notre liberté. "
Les fans peuvent interagir avec Boyd via twitter ouBoydMelsonhttps://www.facebook.com/boyd.melson.9.