Boxing In Brooklyn: Boyd Melson Pulls Punches For Spinal Cord Injury Research
On Saturday, October 20, the Barclays Center kicks off a night of World Championship boxing bouts. Over a dozen professional boxers will step into the ring and slug it out in a fight series brought to the borough by former world champion Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions.
Among these fighters is former Bay Ridge resident and Army Reserve Captain, Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson. Along with an illustrious amateur career, Melson has a 10-1 professional record, including four TKOs.
This fighter is stepping into the ring for something more than prize money or bragging rights, however. Melson, a West Point graduate and White Plains native, is sparring for the “Fight to Walk” Foundation, which supports stem cell research and trials for spinal cord injuries. He intends on donating, as he has does in all his professional fights, all of his potential winnings to the foundation.