NEW YORK (Syv. 13, 2017) –
After attracting more than 200,000
viewers in each of its last two shows, Facebook
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE continues its September programming by aligning with one of the longest-running fight series anywhere.
The tech-forward,
fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform now partners with DiBella Entertainment to deliver the next edition of the promotion’s “Broadway Boxing,”
live from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut.
“I am thrilled to bring Broadway Boxing to such a wide-reaching social media platform as Facebook via FightNight LIVE,” sagde Lou DiBella, Formand for DiBella Entertainment. “We are streaming the entire card for free and will have a terrific team of commentators calling the action, with Showtime’s Corey Erdman, boxing/MMA star Heather Hardy, and Hartford, Connecticut’s former world title challenger John Scully. Viewers will be treated to a great lineup featuring New England heavyweight champion Alexis Santos facing Ireland’s Niall Kennedy i main event, along with middleweight contender Ievgen Khytrov, popular female fighter Shelly Vincent, East Hartford’s Mykquan Williams and other local talent on the undercard.”
Headlining the night in a 10-round heavyweight battle of local rivals, Alexis Santos (18-1, 15 KOS), af Lawrence, Mass., clashes with Ireland’s Niall Kennedy (8-0, 5 KOS), fighting out of Boston, Masse. Co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Fight Promotions Inc., mellemvægt contender Ievgen “The Ukranian Lion” Khytrov (14-1, 12 KOS), af Brooklyn, N.Y., battles upset-minded specialist Derrick “Superman” Findley (27-21-1, 18 KOS), of Gary, Ind., over eight rounds in the co-main event. New England fan favorite “Marvelous” Mykquan Williams (7-0, 4 KOS), of East Hartford, Conn., will return against battle-tested Evincii Dixon, af Lancaster, Penn., over six rounds. In a special feature attraction women’s eight-round junior lightweight battle, Shelly “Shelito Way” Vincent(19-1, 1 KO) firkanter ud mod Angel “Nonstop” Gladney (9-12-1, 6 KOS).
“We’ve seen Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE grow into a truly global platform over the first five months, and we’re pleased that so many promoters have taken notice. Fredagens card with DiBella Entertainment features quality bouts with international standouts and regional stars, and we’re excited that a long-running, high-quality series like Broadway Boxing has found a new home on Facebook,” sagde Mark Fratto, Principal og direktør for Business Development, Linacre medier.
Over the first five months of programming, the numbers on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series have showed promise and potential for the new platform with an average of more than 113,000 fight fans tuning in per event. Sept. 9 “Real Deal Kampagner: Empire State” fra Resorts World Casino (224,658), the August “Super Lørdag” fra Foxwoods (203,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), the May “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun (45,000) and the June “Rosemont Rumble” fra Chicago (32,000) saw a total of more than 12,700 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 567,000-plus users across all devices.
Ud over de rå seertallet numre, det fuldt interaktiv, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 71,000 kollektive levende indlæg engagementer (14,000-plus pr show), herunder mere end 40,400 “kan lide” eller “elsker,” mere end 10,300 comments and 3,200-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 procent mænd, 24 procent kvinder. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, der omfatter ca. 30 procent af publikum, gennemsnitlig.
Sept. 9 “Real Deal Kampagner: Empire State” set a new bar with 224,658 views and carried the series to over half-a-million views in just under four months, while the Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Lørdag” show skiller sig ud individuelt med 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, med 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “kan lide” eller “elsker,” 1,570 kommentarer og 1,392 aktier.
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).
På fredag nat, Syv. 15, live from Foxwoods, fans kan forvente en stor effekt, multi-kamera streaming oplevelse komplet med grafik, animationer, replays, interviews og et annonceret hold forankret af blow-by-blow-annoncør Corey Erdman of Showtime, VICE Boxing Scene. Erdman will be joined on the show by former world-ranked light heavyweight “Iceman” John Scully, Brooklyn’s own WBC International Female Female Super Bantamweight titleholder Heather “The Heat” Hardy and DiBella himself as analysts. At give tilskuere en fuldt interaktiv ringoplevelse, kommentatorer vil bede og svare på spørgsmål fra Facebook-publikum i hele udsendelsen.
Lavet og produceret af Linacre medier ud af New York City, den FIGHTNIGHT LIVE serien er udstyret med professionelle announcers, flere kameravinkler, tv-grafik, replays og bag-kulisserne adgang og interviews. De streamede shows er tilgængelige globalt, hvor Facebook er tilgængelig. Initiativet ikke alene gør det muligt for fans fra hele verden for at stille ind, men også giver up-and-coming krigere en global platform til at fremvise deres evner, giver initiativtagere en tilgængelig “broadcast” løsning og giver sponsorer mulighed for at nå et bredt publikum via branded content.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 datoer vil blive officielt annonceret i de kommende uger.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE er tilgængelig online på: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Følg alle de foranstaltninger via sociale medier hos FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE på Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE på Instagram og @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ på Twitter, eller ved at bruge hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. For de seneste Linacre Media begivenheder og broadcast tidsplan, følg @LinacreMedia på tværs af alle sociale platforme eller bruge tags #LinacreMediaEvents eller #LinacreMediaOnTV.
