NOVA YORK (Maig 9, 2017) – Beginning Dijous, fight fans from around the globe no longer have to miss out on their favorite boxing, MMA or Muay Thai cards, nor will they be forced to search desperately for a ringside spectator’s blurry mobile phone feed at non-televised events.
Supporters of the Sweet Science, MMA and other combat sports can now tune-in to Facebook, as fans from around the planet will be introduced to “fightnight VIU” aquest Dijous, Maig 11, a 7:30 p.m. I. The new fan-friendly, interactive vehicle delivering big TV quality to on any Facebook-enabled device “goes live” from Mohegan Sun Arena as the exclusive carrier of Star Boxing Inc.’s “Slugfest at the Sun,” with a number of future fight dates to be announced.
Dijous nit, els aficionats poden esperar un alt impacte, multicàmera experiència de transmissió completa amb els gràfics, animacions, les repeticions, interviews and an announce team anchored by blow-by-blow announcer Ray Flores of Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Boxing, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Network boxing fame. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, comentaristes preguntar i respondre a preguntes de l'audiència de Facebook a través de l'emissió. Rounding out Dijous de announce team at ringside are Michael Woods of the TalkBox Podcast, NYFights.com and The Ring and former Golden Gloves Champion Cara Castronuova, ara de la Fundació Knockout Obesitat.
Promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, each action-packed “Slugfest at the Sun” bout will be streamed exclusively via Facebook Live on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Facebook Page. The card is highlighted by a main event featuring former world title contender and Connecticut fan favorite Delvin Rodríguez (29-8-4, 16KOs), as he takes on upset-minded Courtney Pennington(10-4-1, 5Nocauts) in a 10-round Junior Middleweight bout at Mohegan Sun Arena. Former WBC women’s world champion Kali Reis (10-6-1, 4 KOs) meets determined veteran Ashleigh Curry (7-10-4, 8 KOs) en la baralla co-estel·lar.
“Our ability to leverage Facebook is great for the future of boxing. It is a fantastic way to reach our fans and create a wider and younger audience,” va dir Joe DeGuardia, President i CEO de Star Boxing. “I’m thrilled to help bring boxing to this platform and believe it will be fantastic for Star Boxing, our fighters and other fighters and promoters. The future is extremely bright for boxing, which has traditionally been a leader in finding new ways to connect with the world. In the past it was radio, then TV, then Closed Circuit, Cable and ultimately PPV. Watching boxing live via a stream on a platform like Facebook is the next frontier.”
Creat i produït per Linacre mitjans de la ciutat de Nova York, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series will feature multiple camera angles, graphics, repeticions i darrere de les escenes d'accés i entrevistes. The streamed shows will be available globally wherever Facebook is available. La iniciativa no només permet als aficionats de tot el món per sintonitzar, però també dóna combatents dalt-i-venir d'una plataforma global per a mostrar les seves habilitats, dóna promotors 1 accessible “emissió” solution and gives small business sponsors the ability to reach a mass audience via branded content.
“Like many others, we believe that the present and future of ‘televised’ boxa, MMA, Muay Thai and really all live sports is digital. Addicional, by putting these events on Facebook we’re providing an interactive environment for fight fans to not only view the events, but to connect with each other and provide their own real-time commentary during the bouts,” said Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media. “We believe in high-quality, cost-efficient production that can give fans free access to hundreds of global, national and regional live fight nights without breaking the bank of the promoter and also without sacrificing what sports fans have come to expect from their viewing experience – múltiples angles de càmera, graphics, replays and behind-the-scenes access and interviews.”
Follow all the action via social media at Facebook FIGHTNIGHTLIVE En Facebook,
@FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter,
or @STARBOXING on Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter,
and by using the hashtags #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE and #
SlugfestAtTheSun.
For ticket information and updates on upcoming Star Boxing events please log on toStarBoxing.com. Per obtenir els últims esdeveniments Linacre els mitjans de comunicació i horari d'emissió,
follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
