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

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New York, NY (Januar 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. Den 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 kjempe karriere, donating 100% of the money he earned in the ring.

 

Samlet, Melson helped raise $400,000 between his boxing purses and charity galas. The majority of the funds was for Team Fight to Walk, en 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. Samtidig, Melson served in the U.S. Army Reserve, having military duties one weekend a month and two weeks a year.

I tillegg, 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. Fortsatt, he made weight for every fight in his career and finished 15-2-1 med 4 vinner på knockout, 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. Dessverre, Melson took extreme measures to cut 30 pounds i 8 uker and entered the ring devoid of energy, losing via 7th round stoppage.

 

Following the fight, 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.”

 

Samlet, 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. Army Reserve. 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. Viktigst, 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 ut av 20 Spinal Cord Injured patients, as a group paralyzed an average of 7 år, 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 to coach charity game; host boxing clinic for recovering heroin addicts

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New York, NY (Oktober 23, 2016) – “The Rainmaker” Boyd Melson, a professional boxer and WBC U.S. Boxing Champion, Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, West Point Graduate, philanthropist, and humanitarian will serve as a coach in the Team Fight To Walk Celebrity Charity Basketball Game and is also hosting a special event to help young adults with addictions.
The game pits a celebrity team against the North Rockland Volunteer Firefighters and takes place Fredag, Oktober 28 at North Rockland Hills High School at 7 pm. Members of the celebrity team include former Super Bowl Champions Odessa Turner, Kevin Dockery and Brandon London all of the New York Giants. Other members of the celebrity team include former Giants running backs RJ Cobbs and Billy Taylor along with Harlem Globetrotter great Derek “The Wizz” Murphy.
Melson will coach the celebrity team, and all of the proceeds will benefit Team Fight to Walk’s efforts to cure Spinal Cord Injuries. Tickets can be purchased by going tohttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/team-fight-to-walk-celebrity-basketball-game-tickets-17808173727. Tickets to an autograph signing session will be available at the event.
Two days later, Melson is volunteering his time by organizing and running a boxing clinic for the charity Big Vision at Mendez Boxing Gym in New York City. Big Vision was established as a 501c3 Non-Profit with the mission of helping young adults with addictions. Big Vision conducts constructive events for their members to participate in pretty much on a monthly basis. These positive events, surrounded by other battling addictions, helps to serve as an escape from the environment that traditionally leads to drug relapses. This past May of 2016, Melson volunteered his time and conducted a boxing workshop for Big Vision at Mendez Boxing Gym.
Forrige måned, Melson told Eve Goldberg, founder of Big Vision, that he wants to help again by conducting another boxing clinic at Mendez for them. Helping Melson with the event will be charismatic heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, WBC Women’s Champion Alicia “The Empress” Napoleon and Jose Guzman. The clinic will host 20-30 adults between the ages of 19-30. It will be approximately three hours and include a full workout, workshop, constructive events and motivational speeches. Goldberg, whose son passed away from an overdose, will provide a heartfelt speech to conclude the event.
“I’m extremely pleased to help two causes near and dear to my heart,"Sa Melson, who returns to the ring November 19 and is donating his purse to help combat the heroin epidemic on Staten Island. “Raising funds and awareness is crucial for the clinical trial. The clinical trial I have fought and risked my life now for almost 6 years is on track receive its FDA approval here in the US sometime next summer. it is that close to happening here in our own country. In regard to helping human beings, especially young human beings, with their battle to overcome their addictions to drugs, I have chosen to take a highly proactive approach.”
“I came out of retirement to use my platform as a professional athlete to bring attention to the heroin epidemic in Staten Island specifically. It is not in my nature nor my character to stand by and do nothing to help fellow human beings when I believe I can help. Heroin seems to be the drug that is killing human beings at the greatest frequency, so that is where I am focusing most of my attention.”
“Staten Island is the borough that is being beaten down the greatest by heroin, and Staten Island is the only borough after Brooklyn that was part of my childhood. I had a meeting with the Staten Island DA last month to discuss bringing Big Vision to Staten Island. The DA shared that 74 people were reported as dead from heroin overdoses in Staten Island since January 1st, and I’ve joined the fight to do whatever I can do to keep former addicts clean while helping those with serious addiction overcome it. I have chosen to now put myself in harms way so that I can bring attention to this plague in Staten Island. I have chosen to literally fight for Staten Island. My family has a history of addiction and finding the cure for paralysis has been one of the most important things in my life for more than a decade.”
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Melson to headline November 19 at Foxwoods Casino

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New York, NY (Oktober 11, 2016) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson makes his return to the ring to help the fight against heroin in Staten Island Lørdag, November 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 med 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, NY.

“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, NY (April 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.
Forrige måned, 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.
Mindre enn 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.
På tirsdag, April 12, Melson, en 2003 West Point grad, headed to the the army base of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. During his time at Fort Bragg, he spoke to Delta Company, 3rd 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, den “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, NY (Januar 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 Torsdag, 18 februar in Raritan, New Jersey.

 

A 2003 West Point graduate, 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. På 18th, 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.

 

Forrige uke, 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, vennligst besøkTeamfighttowalk.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, NY (Januar 11, 2016) - 2003 West Point graduate, 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 Lørdag, Januar 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. Samlet, he’s raised more than $350,000 between his 17 profesjonelle bouts, three charity galas and other events.

 

På 16th, 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, vennligst besøkTeamfighttowalk.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, NY (Desember 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, Teamet Fight til Walk, has grown tremendously during the last few years.

Den 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, den 15-1-1 junior middleweight along with Dr. Wise 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 dager.

Samlet, 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,"Sa 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 (freshman) 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, vennligst besøkTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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Melson til cap aktiv oktober med å delta på tre kommende veldedighet gallaer!

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New York, NY (Oktober 21, 2015) - WBC USA Junior mellomvekt mester, filantrop og US Army Reserve kaptein Boyd Melson vil gjøre ferdig en veldig travel måned ved å fortsette å hjelpe andre. Ved utgangen av oktober, Class of 2003 West Point Graduate vil ha deltatt på TicTocStop Gala, Signatur Kokker Auksjon og Central Jersey Spinal Cord Association Dinner som en spesiell gjest. Melson ble også bedt om ikke bare for å delta på March of Dimes’ Signatur Kokker Auksjon, men å co-emcee deres fundraising event, som han entusiastisk akseptert.

Grunnlagt av den anerkjente sports radio talk show-vert Craig Carton, TicTocStop oppgave er å bidra til å forbedre livskvaliteten for mennesker med Tourettes syndrom. Carton, som har Tourettes som gjør to av hans barn, har bistått mange familier gjennom denne 501c3 veldedighet.

Den TicTocStop Gala har et cocktailparty, middag og presentasjoner og foregår torsdag, Oktober 22 fra 6-11 PM på Battery Gardens i New York by. For mer informasjon, besøk Tictocstop.com.

Hvert år, mer enn 15 millioner babyer er født for tidlig. Dessverre, 1 millioner av dem vil dø før sin første bursdag som et resultat. March of Dimes hjelper finansiere forskning, utdanning og støtte for å sikre flere barn kan feire sine bursdager.

På Mandag, Oktober 26 ved 6 pm, mer enn 25 kokker, restauranter, vinprodusenter, bryggerier og dessert designere vil dele sine mest spennende kulinariske herligheter til 200-pluss gjester på hånden på Carlyle on the Green i Farmingdale, NY. Alle deltakerne vil nyte en kveld med nettverksbygging, levende musikk og vin og brennevin. Billetter kan kjøpes ved å gå tilsignaturechefs.marchofdimes.org.

Regnes som en av de beste smaker hendelsene i New York, Signaturen Kokker auksjonen bidrar til å støtte oppdraget av March of Dimes. Arlene Dayboch, Senior fellesskap direktør for March of Dimes, har utnevnt Melson som en co-emcee sammen Donna Drake fra live det opp TV for denne spesielle hendelsen. Drake og Melson får selskap av “Helvettes kjøkken” kjendiskokken Gordon Ramsay som kjendis gjester til stede for å bidra til å heve penger for March of Dimes.

En non-profit, Central Jersey Spinal Cord Foreningen ble stiftet i 1987 Kevin Hoagland. Det drives utelukkende av et frivillig styre og hever ca. $80,000 årlig.

På Fredag, Oktober 30, Central Jersey Spinal Cord Association vert 29th Årlig Vito Racine Spinal Cord Forskning Middag og auksjon på Pines Manor Banquet Hall i Edison, NJ. Cocktail time vesener på 6:30PM etterfulgt av middag på 8PM. Deltakere kan også by på elementer inkludert signerte sports memorabilia, smykker, event-billetter, Gavekurver og samleobjekter. Individuelle billetter $70 og tabeller på ti priset til $700 kan kjøpes på cjsca.net. Alle donasjoner er fradragsberettiget.

"Oktober har vært en svært travel måned prøver å bidra til å heve penger for andre,"Sa Melson, som spilte et midtpunkt i teamet kjempe til Walk tredje årlige "Fighting for Cure" Gala oktober 15 og snakket med studenter ved Paul Roberson High School tidligere i dag. "Forbedre livene til dem overfor ulike utfordringer er veldig viktig for meg. Deltar på arrangementer som dette er ikke bare en ære, men noe jeg tror jeg må gjøre. Vi deler denne planeten og må hjelpe men mulig selv om vi er langt fjernet fra lidelse. "

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New York, NY (September 24, 2015) - WBC-USNBC junior mellomvekt mester Boyd Melson og Christan Zaccagnino, Grunnleggerne av Team Fight to Walk, vil være vert for organisasjonens tredje årlige "Fighting for Cure" fordelen galla Torsdag, Oktober 15 ved 6:15 pm

på Beckwith Pointe i New Rochelle, NY.

Billetter og sponsorpakker til "Fighting for Cure" er tilgjengelig ved å gå til teamfighttowalk.com/gala eller ringe 914-497-5727. Alle donasjoner er fradragsberettiget per IRS forskrifter.
New York Knicks flott John Starks vil tjene som ærespresident for denne spesielle kvelden, og en rekke andre gjester vil være tilgjengelig for å mingle med billett holdere. Den aktuelle gjestelisten inkluderer tidligere verdensmester og pound for pound superstjernen Paul Williams, Super Bowl XXV Champion Stephen Baker i New York Giants, mellomvekt mester Danny Jacobs, tidligere vinnere Junior Jones og Chris Algieri sammen med tidligere New York Knicks Herb Williams og John Wallace. Flere gjester vil bli annonsert snart. Dette enestående kveld med underholdning og bevissthet inkluderer cocktails & forretter, en formell middag, stille auksjonen, blackjack-bord, levende musikk, åpen bar, DJ og gjesteforelesere.
I løpet av de siste to årene, Lag Fight å gå vert vellykkede gallaer i New York med komedie handlinger fra Artie Lange og Damon Rozier ledsaget av følelsesmessige taler fra Melson, Zaccagnino, Major Max Brewer, verdenskjente Dr. Wise Young, Eric LeGrand og kreft overlevende slått verdensmester bokseren Danny Jacobs.
I juni, Melson, Dr. Young og Dr. Patricia Morton møtt med Kongressen i Washington, DC til å føre bevis fra vellykkede ryggmargsskade studier i Kina. De kinesiske studier så 15 ut av 20 pasienter igjen evnen til å gå igjen og 10 pasienter har sin blære og tarm funksjon retur. Dette er nøyaktig samme prosedyre som ville bli brukt i Amerika og et offisielt svar fra FDA på rettssaken er ventet å komme før årets slutt.
Hvis forsøkene er å finne sted, kostnaden for kirurgi og behandling er $150,000 per pasient og 100% av disse kostnadene blir reist gjennom offentlige donasjoner. Rettssaken vil bli avholdt på Universitetssykehuset i Newark, NJ og vil involvert 12 pasienter. Foreløpig, den føderale regjeringen ikke tilbud om økonomisk støtte, selv om tusenvis av soldater tilbake fra krigen med ryggmargsskade.
Fra den tiden de møttes på en danseklubb i løpet av hans yngre år på West Point i 2002, det viktigste i Melson liv har vært å se Zaccagnino tur igjen. Christan brakk nakken i en alder av 10 etter en dykkerulykke og vært begrenset til en rullestol helt siden. Å gå i spissen finansierings innsats for de nevnte prøve, Melson er donert 100% av sine vesker fra 16 av hans 17 profesjonell til Team Fight to Walk, en 501(c)(3) med en av sine vesker kommer til en barndomsvenn hvis sønn var kampen kreft i hjernen. Mellom de to gallaer og hans profesjonelle bouts, Melson sin hjulpet øke mer enn $330,000.
"Vi er nær som noen gang til å gjøre en betydelig forskjell i Amerika,"Sa Melson. "Team Fight til Walk har jobbet ekstremt hardt for dette, og våre innsamlingsarbeid har vært nonstop. Fortsatt, det er en lang vei å gå, selv om vi får godkjenning fra FDA. Våre to siste gallaer har vært utestående, og vi tar sikte på å øke enda mer penger i år mot årsaken. Vi trenger hjelp fra alle der ute. Vi må våkne opp og leve hver dag med det faktum at vi deler denne planeten ledende vår aktiv bevissthet. Våre gallaer har følelsesmessig beveget mange deltakere som hørte historiene og kamper fra de som lider av kronisk ryggmarg skader som er kan ikke ha kirurgi i Amerika som kan gjøre dem i stand til å gå igjen. Hvis du ikke klarer å delta på galla, Vennligst vurdere å donere til Teamfighttowalk.com. Hver dollar gjør en forskjell!”
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Melson å spille i Heroes & Legends Charity Softball spill!

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New York, NY (August 23, 2015) - WBC USNBC junior mellomvekt mester Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson vil delta i Heroes & Legends Charity Softball Game on Lørdag, August 29 på First Energy Park i Lakewood, NJ.
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Portene åpner på 3 PM og det vil være en home run derby på 4:30, etterfulgt av softball spill.
Arrangementet presenteres av Oceans Seks Real og Partners. Provenyet vil gagne Sanctuary Island, en non-profit organisasjon som betjener Wounded Warriors og andre deaktivert for å forbedre deres helse og selvfølelse. The game was started å hjelpe veteraner 'rehabiliterende sportsprogrammer og bistå ulike militære baserte organisasjoner,
Melson vil spille for Purple Heart Heroes, et lag med mange soldater såret serverer vårt land. De vil bli motarbeidet av The Legends, en tropp bestående av tidligere utøverne inkludert store leaguers Jeff Frazier, Jay Johnstone og Andy Ashby pluss Super Bowl XXV Champion Stephen Baker og medlemmer av rockebandet Madison Rising.
Etter spillet, WBC Cares Foundation President Jill Diamond vil dele ut medaljer til vinnerlaget.
"Det er en utrolig ære å bli spurt om å spille i spillet,"Sa Melson, en Army Reserve Offiser og 2003 West Point utdannet som donerer sin kamp vesker til Team Fight to Walk å hjelpe kurere kronisk ryggmarg skader. "The Wounded Warrior Project har vært nær mitt hjerte og min mor er også en stor tilhenger. Disse Purple Heart mottakere fortjener det absolutt beste og et arrangement som dette er det minste vi kan gjøre for de modige soldater skadde beskytte vår frihet. "
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