NEW YORK (
August 25, 2017) –
Fight fans who want to whet their appetite prior to Mayweather-McGregor will be able to do so on Saturday, Aug. 26,
thanks to a new partnership between veteran promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr. iyo
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Facebook series.
CES Boxing and the tech-forward,
fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform are set to deliver once again –
this time from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut – ka
6-9 p.m. IYOSaturday this before action heats up in the desert later that night.
Highlighting the CES Boxing card at Foxwoods’ Premier Ballroom is New London, Conn., hooyo Jimmy Williams (13-0-1, 5 KOs), as he defends his WBC-USNBC Welterweight Title against veteran Bronx N.Y. pugilist Kinda issouf (18-4, 7 KOs). Also appearing on the card: New London’s Cristobal Marrero (4-0, 3 KOs), Hartford’s Richie Rivera (2-0, 2 KOs) iyoJose Rivera (3-1, 3 KOs), Miguel Ortiz (2-0, 1 KO) ee Springfield, Mass., and others.
“CES Boxing starts the fireworks with a live, action-packed card at Foxwoods Resort Casino leading up to the Mayweather-MacGregor PPV,” proudly states CES President Burchfield Sr. “We are extremely excited to be partnering with Linacre Media to broadcast this event worldwide on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Facebook page.”
Tikidhada waxaa lagu jaban $55, $90, $155 iyo $325 and can be purchased online atcesboxing.com, foxwoods.com, ama ticketmaster.com, ama taleefan 401-724-2253 ama 800-200-2882. As an added bonus, all CES ticket holders receive a free, reserved seat to the exclusive Pay Per View showing of Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor in Foxwoods’ Grand Theater.
“We’re happy to be involved in what will be a great night for fight fans all over the globe,” sheegayMark Fratto, Maamulaha Linacre Media. “In addition to the great crowd that Jimmy Burchfield Sr. and Team CES is sure to deliver with a packed, local card and the May-Mac PPV following on the big screen at Foxwoods, we’re thrilled to deliver all of the action from coast-to-coast and around the world through our Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE channel. We hope a lot of boxing and MMA fans having fight parties will enjoy our free New England Facebook show on any device before turning their attention toward the desert and Showtime.”
The numbers on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series have showed promise and potential for the new platform. The July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix, the May “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun and the June “Rosemont Rumble” from Chicago drew audiences of 65,000, 44,000 iyo 31,000, siday u kala horreeyaan, with more than 6,000 of hours of LIVE video consumed by Facebook users. Waxa intaa dheer in tirada daawadayaasha cayriin, si buuxda u-dhexgal, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 27,000 bogaadiyay post live wadareed, oo ay ku jiraan in ka badan 15,500 “kooxaha” ama “jecel yahay,” in ka badan 9,000 comments and 1,600-plus 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).
On Saturday habeen, August 26, live from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn., Taageerayaasha filan karaa a-saameyn sare, multi-camera-aragnimo Streaming dhamaystiran la muuqaallo kale, animations, celiskii, 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, Mufasiriinta ku weydiin doonaan oo ay ka jawaabaan su'aalo ka dhagaystayaasha Facebook oo dhan daayey.
Abuuray oo soo saaray Linacre Media ka soo City New York, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, ku celiskii la daawaday iyo dibba-the-Muuqaallo helitaanka iyo waraysiyo. The shows huleeshay waxaa laga heli karaa meel kasta oo adduunka Facebook waxaa laga heli karaa. Barnaamijkan ayaa ah ma aha oo kaliya awood taageerayaasha oo dunida ku baahsan si habayn ah ee, laakiin sidoo kale siiya Xarakada ilaa-iyo-soo socda madal caalami ah ku soo bandhigaan awoodooda, siinayaa dhiirrigeliyeyaasha heli karo ah “idaacadahooda” Xalka iyo siinayaa maal-awood u leh inay gaaraan dhagaystayaasha a mass via content ku tilmaamay.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE dates will be officially announced in the coming weeks.
LIVE FIGHTNIGHT waxaa laga heli karaa barta internetka ee: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Wixii ugu dambeeyay ee dhacdooyinka Linacre Media iyo jadwalka warbaahinta, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.
