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New York, NY - Earlier tonight in the latest edition of the popular Broadway Boxing series, DiBella Entertainment and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's SMS Promotions staged an exciting nine-bout card before a sold-out crowd at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in NYC. Headlining the card was New York junior middleweight fan-favorite and West Point Cadet graduate Boyd Melson taking on fellow New Yorker Jason Thompson in a rematch of their first bout which was ruled a draw.
Melson looked very calm and boxed well from the outset, keeping his distance and landing with hard shots from a southpaw stance.
The middle rounds got interesting though as Thompson was able to close the gap and turning the bout into a bit of a war.
Thompson opened a nasty cut over the right eye of Melson in the sixth round causing the referee to call a time out so the ringside physician could get a closer look. With blood streaming down his face, Melson smiled at the doctor, telling him that there was no way he was stopping the fight.
In the seventh round, Melson returned the favor, cutting Thompson over his right eye. In the eighth and final frame, both fighters stormed off their stools and met in the center of the ring and immediately began throwing bombs. As the fighters were exchanging shots, Melson dropped Thompson with a short right hook. Thompson seemed to be a little off balance, but nonetheless the knockdown was rightfully counted.
In the end, Melson was awarded the well-deserved and hard-fought decision, winning by scores of 78-73 twice, and 77-74. With the victory, Melson improved to 12-1-1, 4KO's, After the bout, the victor was accompanied in the ring by award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. Melson discussed his foundation "Team Fight to Walk" and the "Just a Dollar Please" organization, which raises money for stem cell research. For more information on the cause visit www.justadollarplease.org
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Melson looked very calm and boxed well from the outset, keeping his distance and landing with hard shots from a southpaw stance.
The middle rounds got interesting though as Thompson was able to close the gap and turning the bout into a bit of a war.
Thompson opened a nasty cut over the right eye of Melson in the sixth round causing the referee to call a time out so the ringside physician could get a closer look. With blood streaming down his face, Melson smiled at the doctor, telling him that there was no way he was stopping the fight.
In the seventh round, Melson returned the favor, cutting Thompson over his right eye. In the eighth and final frame, both fighters stormed off their stools and met in the center of the ring and immediately began throwing bombs. As the fighters were exchanging shots, Melson dropped Thompson with a short right hook. Thompson seemed to be a little off balance, but nonetheless the knockdown was rightfully counted.
In the end, Melson was awarded the well-deserved and hard-fought decision, winning by scores of 78-73 twice, and 77-74. With the victory, Melson improved to 12-1-1, 4KO's, After the bout, the victor was accompanied in the ring by award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. Melson discussed his foundation "Team Fight to Walk" and the "Just a Dollar Please" organization, which raises money for stem cell research. For more information on the cause visit www.justadollarplease.org
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