NEW YORK (
Sewe. 14, 2017) –
Three weeks after establishing its first 200,000-viewer audience prior to Mayweather-McGregor, Facebook
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE en
CES Boxingplan to partner once again Saterdag 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 Sewe. 16 at Twin River Casino and the tech-forward,
fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform will carry the action, begin by
7 namiddag.,
to complete its first “
doubleheader weekend” –
as FIGHTNIGHT LIVE delivers back-to-back shows Vrydag en
Saterdag.
“For more than 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, mededingende gevegte,” 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 “The Beast” Juan Rodriguez Jr. Shortly after his Sewe. 16 return was announced, Williams’ wife, Christina, gave birth to twin boys, Logan and Austin. Nou 14-0-1 (6 Uitklophoue), Williams has won 10 consecutive bouts and Saterdag marks the second defense of his WBC USNBC welterweight championship.
Ook te sien Saterdag night in separate bouts: hard-hitting New England heavyweight Joey Cusumano (11-9, 9 Uitklophoue), Anthony Marsella Jr. van die Voorsienigheid (5-0, 2 Uitklophoue), Ray Oliveira Jr. of New Bedford, Mass. (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,” gesê Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, 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. The Sept. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: Empire State” uit Resorts Wêreld Casino (224,658), the August “Super Saterdag” van Foxwoods (203,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), the May “Slugfest by die son” 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 bykomend tot die rou kyksyfer nommers, die ten volle interaktiewe, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 71,000 kollektiewe live post verbintenisse (14,000-plus per show), insluitend meer as 40,400 “Hou” of “lief,” meer as 10,300 comments and 3,200-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 persent mans, 24 persent vroue. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, wat behels ongeveer 30 persent van die publiek, gemiddeld.
The Sept. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: Empire State” set a new bar with 224,658 views and carried the series to over half-a-million views in just under four months, while the Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Saterdag” show uitstaan individueel met 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, met 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “Hou” of “lief,” 1,570 comments and 1,392 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).
Op Saterdag nag, Augustus 26, live from Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., ondersteuners kan 'n hoë-impak verwag, multi-kamera streaming ervaring, kompleet met grafiese, animasies, 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, kommentators sal vra en te reageer op vrae van die Facebook gehoor oor die hele uitsending.
Geskep en vervaardig deur Linacre Media uit New York City, die FIGHTNIGHT LIVE reeks beskik oor professionele omroepers, verskeie kamerahoeke, televisie beelde, replays en agter-die-skerms toegang en onderhoude. Die gestroom programme wat beskikbaar is wêreldwyd waar Facebook is beskikbaar. Die inisiatief nie net in staat stel om die ondersteuners van regoor die wêreld om te stem in, maar gee ook up-and-coming vegters 'n globale platform om hul vermoëns ten toon te stel, gee promotors 'n toeganklike “uitsending” oplossing en gee borge die vermoë om 'n massa gehoor te bereik via gebrandmerk inhoud.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 datums sal amptelik aangekondig word in die komende weke.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE is aanlyn beskikbaar by: 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. Vir die jongste Linacre Media gebeure en uitsending skedule, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.