NEW YORK (
Out 15, 2017) –
Fight fans who want to whet their appetite prior to Mayweather-McGregor will be able to do so on Samdi, Aug. 26,
thanks to a new partnership between veteran promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr. ak nan
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 – soti nan
6-9 p.m. AKon that Samdi before action heats up in the desert later that night.
Highlighting the CES Boxing card at Foxwoods’ Premier Ballroom is New London, Conn., natif natal Jimmy Williams (13-0-1, 5 Ko), as he defends his WBC-USNBC Welterweight Title against veteran Bronx N.Y. pugilist Yon jan issouf (18-4, 7 Ko). Also appearing on the card: New London’s Cristobal Marrero (4-0, 3 Ko), Hartford’s Richard Rivera (2-0, 2 Ko) ak Jose Rivera (3-1, 3 Ko), Miguel Ortiz (2-0, 1 KO) nan Springfield, Mass., 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.”
Biyè yo pwi a $55, $90, $155 ak $325 and can be purchased online atcesboxing.com, foxwoods.com, oswa ticketmaster.com, oswa pa telefòn nan 401-724-2253 oswa 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,” diMak Fratto, Direktè lekòl la nan 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” from Phoenix, the May “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun and the June “Rosemont Rumble” from Chicago drew audiences of 65,000, 44,000 ak 31,000, respektivman, with more than 6,000 of hours of LIVE video consumed by Facebook users. Anplis de sa nan nimewo yo lodyans anvan tout koreksyon, konplètman-entèaktif nan, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 27,000 kolektif ap viv pòs angajman, ki gen ladan plis pase 15,500 “renmen” oswa “renmen,” plis pase 9,000 comments and 1,600-plus shares.
Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has been delivered to fans absolutely free since its May 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).
Nan samdi lannwit, Out 26, live from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn., fanatik ka atann yon-wo enpak, milti-kamera difizyon eksperyans ranpli ak grafik, Animations, rple, interviews and an announce team anchored by blow-by-blow announcer Michael Woods of the TalkBox Podcast, NYFights.com and The Ring and analyst Xavier Porter of BrooklynFights.com and Notorious Boxing. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, kòmantatè ap mande epi reponn a kesyon soti nan odyans lan Facebook nan tout emisyon an.
Kreye epi ki te pwodwi pa Linacre Media soti nan New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, rple ak dèyè-sèn aksè a yo ak entèvyou. montre yo difuze yo disponib globalman tout kote Facebook se disponib. Inisyativ sa a pa sèlman pèmèt fanatik yo atravè mond la sou ton an, men tou, bay moute-ak-ap vini avyon de gè yon platfòm mondyal yo montre kapasite yo, bay pwomotè yon aksesib “emisyon” solisyon e li bay moun ki ap sipòte kapasite a yo rive jwenn yon odyans mas atravè marque kontni.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE dates will be officially announced in the coming weeks.
LIVE FIGHTNIGHT ki disponib sou entènèt la nan: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Pou dènye evènman yo Linacre Medi ak orè emisyon, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.
