NEW YORK (Zeven. 13, 2017) – After attracting more than 200,000 viewers in each of its last two shows, Facebook fightnight LEVENDE 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,” zei Lou DiBella, Voorzitter van 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 in het 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 KO), van Lawrence, Massa., clashes with Ireland’s Niall Kennedy (8-0, 5 KO), fighting out of Boston, Massa. Co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Fight Promotions Inc., middengewicht mededinger Ievgen “The Ukranian Lion” Khytrov (14-1, 12 KO), van Brooklyn, N.Y., battles upset-minded specialist Boortoren “Superman” Findley (27-21-1, 18 KO), of Gary, Ind., over eight rounds in the co-main event. New England fan favorite “Wonderbaar” Mykquan Williams (7-0, 4 KO), of East Hartford, Conn., will return against battle-tested TIE Dixon, van Lancaster, Penn., over six rounds. In a special feature attraction women’s eight-round junior lightweight battle, Schaalachtig “Shelito's Way” Vincent(19-1, 1 KO) pleinen af ​​tegen Engel “Nonstop” Gladney (9-12-1, 6 KO).

“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. Vrijdag 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,” zei Mark Fratto, Principal en directeur bedrijfsontwikkeling, 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. De sept. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: Empire State” van Resorts World Casino (224,658), de augustus “Super Zaterdag” van Foxwoods (203,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), de mei “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun (45,000) and the June “Rosemont Rumble” van 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.

In aanvulling op de ruwe kijkers nummers, de volledig interactieve, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 71,000 collectieve live-bericht engagementen (14,000-plus per voorstelling), waaronder meer dan 40,400 “sympathieën” of “houdt,” meer dan 10,300 comments and 3,200-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 procent mannen, 24 procent vrouwen. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, welke omvat ongeveer 30 procent van het publiek, gemiddeld.

De sept. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: Empire State” leg een nieuwe lat met 224,658 views and carried the series to over half-a-million views in just under four months, while the Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Zaterdag” etaleerstandaards out individueel met 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, met 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “sympathieën” of “houdt,” 1,570 opmerkingen en 1,392 aandelen.

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).

Op Vrijdag nacht, Zeven. 15, live from Foxwoods, fans kunnen een high-impact verwacht, multi-camera streaming ervaring compleet met afbeeldingen, animaties, replays, interviews en een aankondigingsteam verankerd door een blow-by-blow-omroeper Corey Erdman of Showtime, VICE Boxing Scene. Erdman will be joined on the show by former world-ranked light heavyweight “Alpinist” John Scully, Brooklyn’s own WBC International Female Female Super Bantamweight titleholder Heather “De Hitte” Hardy and DiBella himself as analysts. Om toeschouwers een volledig interactieve ervaring op de eerste rang te bieden, commentatoren zal vragen en antwoorden op vragen van de Facebook-publiek de hele uitzending.

Gemaakt en geproduceerd door Linacre Media van New York City, de fightnight LIVE-serie is voorzien van professionele omroepers, meerdere camerahoeken, televisie graphics, replays en achter de schermen toegang en interviews. De gestreamde programma's zijn wereldwijd beschikbaar waar Facebook is beschikbaar. Het initiatief maakt niet alleen fans van over de hele wereld om af te stemmen, maar geeft ook up-and-coming-strijders een wereldwijd platform om hun vaardigheden te demonstreren, geeft promotors een toegankelijke “uitzending” oplossing en geeft sponsors de mogelijkheid om een ​​groot publiek te bereiken via branded content.

Meer FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 data zal officieel worden aangekondigd in de komende weken.

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