NUA-EABHRAC (Seacht. 13, 2017) –
After attracting more than 200,000
viewers in each of its last two shows, Facebook
FIGHTNIGHT BEO 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 Siamsaíocht to deliver the next edition of the promotion’s “Broadway Dornálaíochta,”
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,” Dúirt Lou DiBella, Uachtarán na DiBella Siamsaíocht. “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 gcás is mó, 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), de Lawrence, Aifreann., clashes with Ireland’s Niall Kennedy (8-0, 5 Kos), fighting out of Boston, Aifreann. Co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Fight Promotions Inc., contender middleweight Ievgen “The Ukranian Lion” Khytrov (14-1, 12 Kos), 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, Lancaster, Penn., over six rounds. In a special feature attraction women’s eight-round junior lightweight battle, Shelly “Way Shelito s” Vincent(19-1, 1 KO) cearnóga fhritháireamh i gcoinne 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. Dé hAoine 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,” Dúirt Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media.
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. The Sept. 9 “Promotions Deal Real: stáit Impireacht” ó Resorts Domhanda Casino (224,658), the August “Super Dé Sathairn” ó 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” ó 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.
Chomh maith leis na huimhreacha féachana amh, an hiomlán-idirghníomhach, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 71,000 coinní fearainn comhchoiteann beo (14,000-móide in aghaidh thaispeáint), lena n-áirítear níos mó ná 40,400 “maith” nó “Is breá,” níos mó ná 10,300 comments and 3,200-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 faoin gcéad fir, 24 faoin gcéad mná. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, a chuimsíonn tuairim is 30 faoin gcéad den lucht féachana, ar an meán.
The Sept. 9 “Promotions Deal Real: stáit Impireacht” 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 Dé Sathairn” Seasann thaispeáint amach ina n-aonar le 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, le 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “maith” nó “Is breá,” 1,570 comments and 1,392 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).
Ar an Aoine oíche, Seacht. 15, live from Foxwoods, Is féidir le lucht leanúna a bheith ag súil le ard-tionchar, il-ceamara taithí streaming iomlán, le grafaicí, beochan, replays, interviews and an announce team anchored by blow-by-blow announcer 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 “An Teas” Hardy and DiBella himself as analysts. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, Beidh tráchtairí a chur agus freagra a thabhairt ar cheisteanna ón lucht éisteachta Facebook ar fud an craoladh.
Chruthú agus a tháirgtear Linacre Meáin as na Nua-Eabhrac, Gnéithe an tsraith FIGHTNIGHT BEO announcers gairmiúla, uillinneacha ceamara il, grafaicí teilifíse, replays agus ar chúl-na pictiúir-rochtana agus agallaimh. Is iad na seónna sruthaithe ar fáil ar fud an domhain cibé áit a bhfuil Facebook ar fáil. An tionscnamh ní hamháin ar chumas lucht leanúna ar fud an domhain a tune i, ach tugann suas-agus-teacht trodaithe ardán domhanda a thaispeáint ar a gcumas, Tugann tionscnóirí inrochtana “craoladh” Tugann réiteach agus urraitheoirí an cumas chun teacht ar lucht féachana mais trí ábhar brandáilte.
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