NEW YORK (
August 15, 2017) –
Fight fans who want to whet their appetite prior to Mayweather-McGregor will be able to do so on Sabado, Aug. 26,
thanks to a new partnership between veteran promoter Si Jimmy Burchfield Sr. ug ang mga
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Facebook series.
CES Boxing and the tech-forward,
fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform are set to deliver once again –
this time from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut – gikan sa
6-9 sa gabii. UGon that Sabado before action heats up in the desert later that night.
Highlighting the CES Boxing card at Foxwoods’ Premier Ballroom is New London, Conn., lumad Jimmy Williams (13-0-1, 5 KOs), as he defends his WBC-USNBC Welterweight Title against veteran Bronx N.Y. pugilist Kinda issouf (18-4, 7 KOs). Also appearing on the card: New London’s Cristobal Marrero (4-0, 3 KOs), Hartford’s Richard Rivera (2-0, 2 KOs) ug Jose Rivera (3-1, 3 KOs), Miguel Ortiz (2-0, 1 KO) sa Springfield, Misa., and others.
“CES Boxing starts the fireworks with a live, action-packed card at Foxwoods Resort Casino leading up to the Mayweather-MacGregor PPV,” proudly states CES President Burchfield Sr. “We are extremely excited to be partnering with Linacre Media to broadcast this event worldwide on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Facebook page.”
Ang mga tiket nagkantidad $55, $90, $155 ug $325 and can be purchased online atcesboxing.com, foxwoods.com, o ticketmaster.com, o pinaagi sa telepono sa 401-724-2253 o 800-200-2882. As an added bonus, all CES ticket holders receive a free, reserved seat to the exclusive Pay Per View showing of Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor in Foxwoods’ Grand Theater.
“We’re happy to be involved in what will be a great night for fight fans all over the globe,” miingonMark Fratto, Principal sa Linacre Media. “In addition to the great crowd that Jimmy Burchfield Sr. and Team CES is sure to deliver with a packed, local card and the May-Mac PPV following on the big screen at Foxwoods, we’re thrilled to deliver all of the action from coast-to-coast and around the world through our Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE channel. We hope a lot of boxing and MMA fans having fight parties will enjoy our free New England Facebook show on any device before turning their attention toward the desert and Showtime.”
The numbers on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series have showed promise and potential for the new platform. The July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” gikan sa Phoenix, the May “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun and the June “Rosemont Rumble” from Chicago drew audiences of 65,000, 44,000 ug 31,000, sa tinagsa, with more than 6,000 of hours of LIVE video consumed by Facebook users. Dugang pa sa mga hilaw nga viewership numero, ang bug-os nga-interactive, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 27,000 kolektibong live post engagements, lakip na ang labaw pa kay sa 15,500 “gusto” o “nahigugma,” labaw pa kay sa 9,000 comments and 1,600-plus shares.
Ang Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE gihatud sa mga tagahanga nga libre gikan sa Mayo 2017 launch courtesy of corporate partners like Barbour One 9, Talent Management and Entertainment Production (www.barbourone9.com) and Northeastern Fine Jewelry (www.nefj.com).
Sa Sabado sa gabii, August 26, live from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn., fans makadahom sa usa ka high-impact, multi-camera streaming nga kasinatian kompleto sa motorsiklo, animation, replays, mga interbyu ug usa ka anunsyo nga pangkat nga giangkla sa nagpahibalo sa blow-by-blow Michael Woods sa TalkBox Podcast, NYFights.com ug The Ring ug analisador Xavier porter sa BrooklynFights.com ug Notoryus nga Boxing. Aron mahatagan ang mga tumatan-aw sa usa ka hingpit nga kasinatian nga singsing sa singsing, komentarista nga mangayo ug sa pagtubag sa mga pangutana gikan sa Facebook mamiminaw sa tibuok sibya.
Gilalang ug gipatungha sa Linacre Media gikan sa New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, replays ug sa likod-sa-eksena access ug mga interbyu. Ang midagayday shows anaa sa tibuok kalibutan bisan asa Facebook anaa. Ang inisyatibo dili lamang makahimo sa fans gikan sa tibuok kalibutan aron sa tune sa, apan usab nagahatag-ug-pag-anhi manggugubat sa usa ka global nga plataporma sa pagpakita sa ilang mga abilidad, naghatag magdadasig sa usa ka accessible “sibya” solusyon ug naghatag sponsors sa katakos sa pagkab-ot sa usa ka masa nga mamiminaw pinaagi sa branded sulod.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE dates will be officially announced in the coming weeks.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE anaa sa internet sa: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Sunda ang tanan nga aksyon pinaagi sa social media sa FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE sa Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE sa Instagram ug @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ sa Twitter, o pinaagi sa paggamit sa hashtag nga #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Kay ang pinaka-ulahing mga panghitabo Linacre Media ug sa sibya eskedyul, sunda ang @LinacreMedia sa tibuuk nga sosyal nga mga platform o gamiton ang mga tag nga #LinacreMediaEvents o #LinacreMediaOnTV.
