NEW YORK (Zeven. 14, 2017) – Three weeks after establishing its first 200,000-viewer audience prior to Mayweather-McGregor, Facebook fightnight LEVENDE en CES Boksenplan to partner once again deze zaterdag 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 Zeven. 16 at Twin River Casino and the tech-forward, fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform will carry the action, vanaf 7 p.m., to complete its first “doubleheader weekend” – as FIGHTNIGHT LIVE delivers back-to-back shows op vrijdag en Zaterdag.

“Voor meer dan 25 jaar, 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, competitieve gevechten,” 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 “Het Beest” Juan Rodriguez Jr. Shortly after his Zeven. 16 return was announced, Williams’ wife, Christina, gave birth to twin boys, Logan and Austin. Nu 14-0-1 (6 KO), Williams has won 10 consecutive bouts and Zaterdag marks the second defense of his WBC USNBC welterweight championship.

Ook gekenmerkt op zaterdag night in separate bouts: hard-hitting New England heavyweight Joey Cusumano (11-9, 9 KO), Anthony Marsella Jr. of Providence (5-0, 2 KO), Ray Oliveira Jr. of New Bedford, Massa. (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,” zei Mark Fratto, Principal en directeur bedrijfsontwikkeling, 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. 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 Zaterdag nacht, Augustus 26, live from Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., 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 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. 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.

Fightnight Live is online beschikbaar op: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /

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