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Boyd Melson 162 lbs lost to Courtney Pennington 161 lbs by TKO at 2:40 in round 7 of 8

• Date: 2016-11-19
• Location: Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
• The charitable Melson, who came back after 18 months off at age 35 to raise money for Big Vision, which helps combat addiction on Staten Island, announced his retirement following the defeat. After the bout, promoter Lou DiBella said "I've never promoted a better man than Boyd Melson."

Melson, who ended his career with an impressive with a 15-2-1 record, helped raise $400,000 through boxing and charity fundraisers.