New York (
Agosto 25, 2017) –
Fight fans who want to whet their appetite prior to Mayweather-McGregor will be able to do so on Sabado, Agosto. 26,
thanks to a new partnership between veteran promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr. at ang
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 – mula sa
6-9 p.m. ATito Sabado before action heats up in the desert later that night.
Highlighting the CES Boxing card at Foxwoods’ Premier Ballroom is New London, Conn., katutubong Kariton para sa karbon Williams (13-0-1, 5 Kos), as he defends his WBC-USNBC Welterweight Title against veteran Bronx N.Y. pugilist Medyo 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) atJose Rivera (3-1, 3 Kos), Miguel Ortiz (2-0, 1 KO) ng 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.”
Mga Ticket ay naka-presyo sa $55, $90, $155 at $325 and can be purchased online atcesboxing.com, foxwoods.com, o ticketmaster.com, o sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa 401-724-2253 o 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,” nabanggitMark Fratto, Principal ng 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 at 31,000, buong galang, with more than 6,000 of hours of LIVE video consumed by Facebook users. Bilang karagdagan sa mga hilaw na viewership numero, ang ganap na interactive, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 27,000 sama ang live post engagements, kabilang ang higit sa 15,500 “kagustuhan” o “nagmamahal,” higit sa 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).
Sa Sabado gabi, Agosto 26, live from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn., mga tagahanga ay maaaring asahan ang isang mataas na epekto, multi-camera streaming karanasan kumpleto sa graphics, animation, replays, 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, komentarista ay magtanong at sumagot sa mga tanong mula sa Facebook madla sa buong broadcast.
Nilikha at ginawa ng Linacre Media sa labas ng New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, replays at sa likod ng mga eksena ng access at mga panayam. Ang stream na shows ang maaari? Globally kahit saan Facebook ay magagamit. Ang inisyatiba hindi lamang nagbibigay-daan sa mga tagahanga mula sa buong mundo upang ibagay in, ngunit din ay nagbibigay sa up-at-darating na fighters isang global na platform upang ipakita ang kanilang mga kakayahan, ay nagbibigay sa promoters ng accessible “broadcast” solusyon at nagbibigay sa mga sponsor ng kakayahan upang maabot ang isang mass madla sa pamamagitan ng branded na nilalaman.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE dates will be officially announced in the coming weeks.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE ay makukuha online sa: 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. Para sa mga pinakahuling kaganapan Linacre Media at broadcast iskedyul, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.
