PHOENIX (Juli 14, 2017) – What’s hotter than Phoenix in July? Roy Jones Jr. Boxen und das LIVE-Fightnight Facebook series will answer that question this Samstag, Juli 15, bei 7:30 p.m. PT (10:30 p.m. UND) when the tech-forward, fan-friendly broadcast platform delivers once again – this time with a stacked fight card featuring championship action live from the desert.
Gefördert durch Roy Jones Jr. und Keith Veltre, Samstag event will bring fans back-to-back championship action. The event will showcase a main attraction featuring NABA Super Welterweight Champion John “Der Phenom” Vera Jr. (16-0, 10 KOs) as he takes on the former WBO Latino Champion Daniel Rosario (11-2, 10 KOs) in a 10-round contest live from in Chandler, Ariz. Super bantamweight standout and former WBA World Champion Rico Ramos (25-5, 13 KOs) will go toe-to-toe with Tony Lopez (12-2, 4 KOs) for the vacant NABA Super Bantamweight title as part of a stacked fight card filled with Arizona-area heroes.
“Roy und ich hatten immer das Gefühl, dass Live-Streaming die alten Plattformen für die Bereitstellung von Kämpfen ersetzen würde,” stated Veltre, CEO und Mitbegründer von Roy Jones Jr.. Boxen Promotions. “To partner up with Linacre Media and showcase our talent live with Facebook is years ahead of anyone else in the industry. This will give us the ability to reach millions of boxing fans around the world and enable us to deliver our sponsors triple the exposure we would normally get from traditional TV. Mark Fratto, the brains behind this envisioning series, is giving fighters the opportunity to showcase their talent to the world and gain a fan base. We are thrilled that his vision lines exactly where Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions will sein.”
Vera, von Fort Worth, Texas, has a perfect mark of 16-0 mit zehn Knockouts, and is ranked No. 7 von der WBA und Nein. 14 von der WBO.
Die 28 year-old southpaw has built that mark on the strength of beating good competition. He has defeated Alberto Robles (3-0) and Radmir Akhmediyev (7-0). He won the NABA title with a sixth-round stoppage over Joey Rueles (10-1-1). He has defended the title successfully twice with a second-round stoppage over Milorad Zizc (12-1), and in his last bout when he won a 10-round split decision over Salim Larbi on Januar 27 in Phoenix.
Rosenkranz, von Caguas, Puerto Rico, hat einen Rekord von 11-2 mit 10 Knockouts. Like Vera, die 29 year-old Rosario has built his record with impressive victories over Carlos Ramos (1-0), Jordan Wisenfeld (4-0-2), Alphonso Black (8-1-1), and won the WBO Latino Super Welterweight title with a second-round stoppage over Aaron Garcia (14-3-1). Rosario is coming off an eight-round split decision loss to Norberto Gonzalez on November 18, 2016, in Las Vegas.
Ramos, of Watts, Calif., hat einen Rekord von 27-5 mit 13 Knockouts. Die 30 year-old won the WBA Super Bantamweight title with a seventh-round stoppage over Akifumi Shimoda in 2011. After losing the title, he fought for the world championship again, but lost to Jesus Cuellar. Ramos is on a three-fight win streak with his latest victory coming via a 10-round unanimous decision over Erik Ruiz on März 11 in Las Vegas.
Lopez, von Fort Worth, Texas, hat einen Rekord von 12-2 mit vier Knockouts. Lopez has defeated three undefeated fighters; included in that is a win over highly regarded Jerren Cochran (11-0). Lopez is coming off a fifth-round technical decision over Ranel Suco this past April 27 in Dallas.
The stacked undercard includes an eight-round welterweight clash between Abel Ramos (17-2, 12 KOs) of Phoenix battling Emmanuel Robles (15-2, 4 KOs). Four more undercard fights will start the bill off with fights featuring undefeated bantamweight Max Ornelas (8-0-1, 3 KOs) rematching fellow undefeated warrior, Leopoldo Martinez (6-0-1, 3 KOs) – their last bout ended in a technical draw following a headbutt. Super featherweight Randy Moreno (8-1, 7 KOs) takes on local favorite Ivan De La Madrid (3-1) und Weltergewicht Vernon Brown (4-0, 3 KOs) of Chicago puts his undefeated slate on the line against fellow unbeaten battler Daniel Castro Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs) von Durango, Mexiko.
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A tape-delayed version of the live show will air on BeIN Sports one week after the live show on Facebook.
Supporters of the Sweet Science can take advantage of the multi-camera FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcast on Facebook –
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“We’re excited to be able to capitalize on cutting-edge technology to give the Roy Jones Jr. Boxing audience a ringside seat, live from the greater Phoenix area,” sagte, Mark Fratto, Principal von Linacre Medien. “Our Facebook Live series continues to keep fight fans at the forefront, now with not just one – aber drei – high-quality viewing experiences available.”
The numbers on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series have showed promise and potential for the new platform. The May “Schlagabtausch bei der Sonne” from Mohegan Sun and the June “Rosemont Rumble” from Chicago drew audiences of 44,000 und 31,000, beziehungsweise, with more than 3,000 of hours of LIVE video consumed by Facebook users. Zusätzlich zu den rohen Zuschauerzahlen, der vollständig interaktive, fanfreundliche Produktionen haben mehr als gesehen 15,000 kollektiver Live-Post Engagements, darunter mehr als 9,000 “Likes” oder “liebt,” mehr als 5,000 comments and 800-plus shares.
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Am Samstag Nacht, Juli 15, live from Wild Horse Pass Casino in Chandler, Ariz., Fans können einen High-Impact erwarten, multi-camera streaming experience – now also available in ULTRACAST 360˚ and ULTRACAST VR – complete with graphics, Animationen, Replays, Interviews und ein Ankündigungsteam, das von einem Blow-by-Blow-Ansager verankert wird Miguel Flores of Premier Boxing Champions and analyst Michael Woods des TalkBox Podcasts, NYFights.com and The Ring. Joining the broadcast team once again will be world-ranked light heavyweight Mike Lee. University of Notre Dame alum Lee (19-0, 10 KOs) rangiert Nein. 12 von der WBO, Unterlassen Sie. 12 von der IBF, Unterlassen Sie. 13 von der WBA und Nein. 14 von der WBC, and will be ringside with Flores and Woods to provide expert analysis. Den Zuschauern ein vollständig interaktives Ringerlebnis bieten, Kommentatoren werden Fragen aus dem Facebook-Publikum auf der ganzen Sendung stellen und antworten.
Erstellt und produziert von Linacre Medien aus New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, Replays und hinter den Kulissen Zugang und Interviews. Die gestreamten Shows sind weltweit überall dort, wo Facebook verfügbar ist. Die Initiative ermöglicht nicht nur Fans aus der ganzen Welt stimmen in, sondern gibt auch Kämpfer eine globale Plattform up-and-coming, ihre Fähigkeiten zu präsentieren, gibt Veranstalter ein zugängliches “Broadcast” Lösung und gibt Sponsoren die Möglichkeit, ein Massenpublikum über Branded Content zu erreichen.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE strap season continues on Samstag, Juli 29, in Raleigh, N. C., as Tar Heel State undefeated super flyweight Dewayne Beamon competes for the IBO Inter-Continental and UBF World Junior Bantamweight titles. More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE dates will be officially announced in the coming weeks.
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