NEW YORK (
Saith. 14, 2017) –
Three weeks after establishing its first 200,000-viewer audience prior to Mayweather-McGregor, Facebook
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE ac
CES Boxingplan to partner once again dydd Sadwrn with a three-hour show leading into HBO PPV coverage of GGG-Canelo.
Renowned promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr. has set the stage with an excellent card filled with local competitors on Saith. 16 at Twin River Casino and the tech-forward,
fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform will carry the action, yn dechrau am
7 p.m.,
to complete its first “
doubleheader weekend” –
as FIGHTNIGHT LIVE delivers back-to-back shows ar ddydd Gwener ac
Dydd Sadwrn.
“For more than 25 flynyddoedd, CES has delivered boxing excitement to fans all over the world. The tradition continued [at Foxwoods on Aug. 26] when we teamed with FIGHTNIGHT LIVE by using cutting edge technology allowing fight fans to view the fights live on Facebook. This historic, record-setting event was the result of a great production team and action-packed, ymladd cystadleuol,” said CES President Burchfield Sr.
The main event stars two intriguing welterweights battling for championship glory. After defeating Bronx vet Issouf Kinda by knockout in a controversial bout at Foxwoods on Aug. 26, New Haven, Conn., vet Jimmy Williams jumps right back into the fire less than three weeks later to face New Jersey’s “The Beast” Juan Rodriguez Jr. Shortly after his Saith. 16 return was announced, Williams’ wife, Christina, gave birth to twin boys, Logan and Austin. Nawr 14-0-1 (6 Kos), Williams has won 10 consecutive bouts and Dydd Sadwrn marks the second defense of his WBC USNBC welterweight championship.
Hefyd yn cynnwys ar ddydd Sadwrn night in separate bouts: hard-hitting New England heavyweight Joey Cusumano (11-9, 9 Kos), Anthony Marsella Jr. of Providence (5-0, 2 Kos), Ray Oliveira Jr. of New Bedford, Offeren. (7-1, 1 KO) and others.
“We’re extremely proud to watch Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE reach another milestone this weekend, with outstanding shows in New England on back-to-back nights,” Dywedodd Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media. “Fight fans will be fired up for GGG-Canelo – including us – but we’re particularly excited to fulfill our mission to showcase local and regional up-and-coming fighters. We’ll be delivering at least 12 bouts across the two nights this weekend, providing a wide-reaching platform for 24 boxers of varied backgrounds and accomplishments to showcase their skills.”
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 “Hyrwyddo Fargen Real: Empire State” o Resorts World Casino (224,658), the August “Super Dydd Sadwrn” o 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” o 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.
Yn ychwanegol at y niferoedd viewership crai, y cwbl ryngweithiol, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 71,000 cyd ymrwymiadau ôl-fyw (14,000-plws fesul sioe), gan gynnwys mwy na 40,400 “hoff bethau” neu “caru,” mwy na 10,300 comments and 3,200-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 dynion y cant, 24 menywod y cant. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, sy'n cwmpasu tua 30 y cant o'r gynulleidfa, ar gyfartaledd.
The Sept. 9 “Hyrwyddo Fargen Real: 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 Dydd Sadwrn” sioe yn sefyll allan yn unigol gyda 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, gyda 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “hoff bethau” neu “caru,” 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 ddydd Sadwrn nos, Awst 26, live from Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., Gall cefnogwyr ddisgwyl effaith uchel, profiad ffrydio aml-gamera gwblhau gyda graffeg, animeiddiadau, replays, 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, Notorious Boxing and the “Shoot the 5” radio show. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, Bydd sylwebyddion yn gofyn ac yn ymateb i gwestiynau gan y gynulleidfa Facebook trwy gydol y darllediad.
Crëwyd a chynhyrchwyd gan Linacre Media allan o Dinas Efrog Newydd, y gyfres LIVE FIGHTNIGHT nodweddion cyhoeddwyr proffesiynol, onglau camera lluosog, graffeg teledu, y tu ôl i'r llenni mynediad replays a a chyfweliadau. Mae'r sioeau ffrydio ar gael yn fyd-eang lle bynnag Facebook ar gael. Mae'r fenter nid yn unig yn galluogi cefnogwyr o bob cwr o'r byd i wylio, ond hefyd yn rhoi diffoddwyr i fyny-a-dod llwyfan byd-eang i arddangos eu galluoedd, rhoi hyrwyddwyr hygyrch “darlledu” ateb ac yn rhoi'r gallu i gyrraedd cynulleidfa dorfol trwy gynnwys brand noddwyr.
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