TEAM

Mustafa Abdullah- Founder & Executive Director
Mustafa Abdullah is a 2005 New York State Metropolitan amateur champion and a two-time
semifinalist in The New York City Golden Gloves tournament (one of the biggest amateur
tournaments in the country). Mustafa also coached male and female amateur boxers to the semi-finals of The New York City Golden Gloves. Wanting to pay it forward what he could never give back, he founded BOXER, Inc. to give children today the same exposure, skills, and opportunities that saved him.

Kenneth E Pannell Jr. - Vice President
Kenneth Pannell was born and raised in Virginia and now resides in Brooklyn, NY. He attained his Bachelor's Degree from Old Dominion University where he majored in Mass Communications and minored in English. Upon graduation, Kenneth accepted a position with AIG in their insurance compliance division. Kenneth spent over 16 years in the Insurance Compliance field, working for such companies as XL America, The Dewitt Stern Group and HSBC Intermediary Solutions. During his tenure at the various companies, Kenneth has been instrumental in developing business procedures, formulating new business entities, creating marketing incentives, and building corporate relationships. Kenneth has recently joined the staff of Rose Classic/Conrad Mcrae Tournaments to assist with day-to-day operations as well as to assist with the expansion and exposure of these tournaments. In his spare time, Kenneth also develops web pages, and web applications and is a music disc jockey.

Paul Massey J r. - Program Oversight
Mr. Massey was born in Boston, Massachusetts where he attended Roxbury Latin School. He
graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1983. He cofounded Massey Knakal Realty Services, the New York metropolitan area's premier full service brokerage firm.

Boyd Melson - Development
Boyd Melson graduated from the United State Military Academy at West Point earning his BS.
Additionally, he holds an MBA from Touro University International. Boyd completed his Active Duty Service in the rank of Captain, and .continues to serve as an Officer in the U.S. Army
Reserve. He was an alternate for the 2008 US Olympic Boxing Team, giving up his alternate
position due to injury. Melson donates all of the money that he earns in his boxing matches to
spinal cord research, and bis efforts have been profiled on the Emmy Award Winning HBO Series Real Sports, ESPN.Com, Sports Illustrated and Yahoo. Melson is the WBC USNB Junior Middleweight Champion. Melson served on the USA Boxing Board of Directors. In Corporate America, Melson has worked as a medical device sales rep for Medtronic, J&J, and Gauss Surgical. He is a professional speaker, and he is also a founder of the non-profit Team Fight to Walk.

Coach Kwan - Boxing Instructor
Kwanza aka “Coach Kwan” has been a Certified Performance and Fitness Professional and Nutritionist for over 20 years. In 1987 he began boxing training in the Bed Stuy boxing gym. Since then he has been honing his skills in the sweet science and training clients in Boxing. His experience covers a multi faceted of skills and techniques to develop and train a variety clients. When teaching Boxing classes Kwanza focus on details and conditioning to empower and increase your fun level Kwanza clients has included Professional Boxers, football players athletes, celebrities, youth athletics, weekend warriors and anyone serious about their fitness and becoming the best version on themselves. Coach Kwan Motto is “ Build a Useful Body” and “Develop a Fighters Spirit “.

Ronica Jeffrey - Boxing Instructor
Ronica “Queen” Jeffrey 2000-2002 (Nursing) is a Professinal Boxer and a Boxing Licensed Medical Assistant, She has been completely engulfed in the boxing scene and most of its players for almost 20 years. I’ve spent my whole career training, and now teaching and mentoring young up-and-coming fighters at Gleason’s Gym.
She has won multiple titles during her amateur and pro career:
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2005 Golden Gloves Champion
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2005 Empire Game Champion
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2005 Metro Champion
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2005 Silver Medal, Regionals
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2006 Golden Gloves Champion
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2006 Women’s USA Boxing Champion
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2006 Bronze medal, Pan Am Games
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2006 PAL Gold Medalist/Champion
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2007 Golden Gloves Champion
Boxing Pro Career 17-1-1
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2011 NABF Champion
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2012 Super Featherweight WBC Silver
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2013 WIBA Super Featherweight World Title
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2014 WIBA Featherweight World Title
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2016 WBC Silver Feather Weight World Champion

Auréus King - Boxing Instructor
Auréus King is born and raised in Brooklyn. He started working at Vitamin Shoppe in late 2009 during my senior year of college. He quickly became fascinated by the health & wellness industry. Months later he applied to New York Sports Club as a personal trainer. From there he went on to create Above the Bar Fitness, a business more aligned with his values and desires for small business ownership. He strongly believes in Plato's adage, "Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance." he tries his best to inspire clients to live and breathe this sentiment. Auréus truly enjoy helping those who are willing to accept the help and find joy in supporting adults and children in accomplishing feats they didn't think were possible. Aureus is meticulous and creates progressive and practical fitness regimens people can follow for a lifetime.

Jonathan Hurtado - Boxing Instructor
Jonathan Hurtado is a passionate and experienced fitness trainer and boxing coach based in Brooklyn, New York. With 9 years of personal boxing experience and 5 years of teaching boxing, Jonathan brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his coaching sessions. In addition to his boxing background, Jonathan has also worked with the Department of Education as a paraprofessional, where he gained valuable experience working with students of all ages and abilities. This experience has given him a unique understanding of the importance of individualized instruction and the ability to adapt his coaching style to meet the needs of each student. Having worked as a fitness trainer for over 10 years, Jonathan has honed his skills in various fitness studios across the country, including locations in NYC, Chicago, and Houston, Texas. Jonathan is dedicated to helping his clients achieve their fitness goals and believes that boxing is not only a great way to improve physical fitness but also a powerful tool for building confidence and self-discipline. Whether you're a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced boxer aiming to improve your skills, Jonathan is committed to helping you unleash your inner champion."