NEW YORK (
Syv. 14, 2017) –
Three weeks after establishing its first 200,000-viewer audience prior to Mayweather-McGregor, Facebook
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE og
CES boksningplan to partner once again denne lørdag 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 Syv. 16 at Twin River Casino and the tech-forward,
fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform will carry the action, begynder ved
7 p.m.,
to complete its first “
doubleheader weekend” –
as FIGHTNIGHT LIVE delivers back-to-back shows på fredag og
Lørdag.
“For more than 25 år, 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, konkurrencedygtige slagsmål,” 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 Syv. 16 return was announced, Williams’ wife, Christina, gave birth to twin boys, Logan and Austin. Nu 14-0-1 (6 KOS), Williams has won 10 consecutive bouts and Lørdag marks the second defense of his WBC USNBC welterweight championship.
Også featured på lørdag 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, Masse. (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,” sagde Mark Fratto, Principal og direktør for Business Development, Linacre medier. “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. 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).
Lørdag nat, August 26, live from Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., 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 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. 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.
