NEW YORK (Tujuh. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 penonton, yang FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series looks to stay hot with a full September lineup. The tech-forward, fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform opens its fall slate on Sabtu, Tujuh. 9, by collaborating with Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Championship Boxing for a five-bout card featuring eight New York up-and-coming prospects, plus others.
“We’re very excited to partner with Linacre Media and the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE team,” berkata Eric Bentley, COO of Real Deal Sports and Entertainment. “It’s a great opportunity to partner with each other in order to organically and strategically build our audiences. We want to bring as much exposure as we can to our fighters, our initiatives and our brand, and FIGHTNIGHT LIVE is a perfect way to do so.”
Highlighting the Facebook/TheRealDealBoxing.com simulcast is Brooklyn native Julian Sosa (8-0-1, 3 KOs), as he takes on Detroit’s James Lester (11-12-1, 4 KOs). Also appearing on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE/Real Deal Boxing card in separate bouts: undefeated fighters Greg Outlaw daripada Bowie, Md. (3-0, 1 KO), Cesar “Rain Man” Francis Brooklyn (1-0), Khalid “Pure Gold” Twaiti (1-0, 1 KO) of the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, pro-debuting Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki Queens, dan lain lain.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment Sabtu ini, with an action-packed show containing something for everyone,” said Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media. “Fight fans can watch the first five bouts of The Real Deal’s Empire State card on Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE or on TheRealDealBoxing.com, and then catch the PPV fights exclusively through The Real Deal’s Verizon Digital Media service, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting Hurricane Harvey victims in their time of need. A great night of action showcasing NYC and area prospects, Hall of Fame announcer Barry Tompkins, plus the ability to help others – what’s better than that?”
Following the Facebook slate, fight fans are encouraged to continue watching Real Deal’s featured bouts of the evening, exclusively at TheRealDealBoxing.com via the promotion’s Verizon Digital Media Pay-Per-View service ($5.99). A $1.00 donation from every PPV purchase will be made to support those affected by Hurricane Harvey, and the three featured bouts include a clash between Ian “The Young General” Green of Patterson, N.J. (12-1, 9 KOs) and Kingston, Jamaica’s Kemahl “Hitman” Russell (11-1, 9 KOs) for the vacant Junior NABF Middleweight title. Popular area pugilist and New York State middleweight champion Devaun “Unique” Lee (8-2-1, 3 KOs) takes on veteran Giovanni Lorenzo (37-7, 28 KOs) of NYC, plus a matchup between undefeated prospects Edgar Berlanga of Brooklyn (4-0, 4 KOs) and Rochester’s Saadiq Muhammad (4-0) will also be shown in its entirety via TheRealDealBoxing.com PPV.
Over the first four 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 85,000 fight fans tuning in per event. The August “Super Sabtu” dari Foxwoods (202,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), the May “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun (46,000) and the June “Rosemont Rumble” dari Chicago (32,000) saw a total of more than 8,000 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 342,000-plus users across all devices.
Sebagai tambahan kepada nombor penonton mentah, sepenuhnya interaktif, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 kolektif penglibatan jawatan sebenar, termasuk lebih daripada 3,000 “orang seperti” atau “suka,” lebih daripada 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 peratus lelaki, 24 wanita peratus. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, yang merangkumi kira-kira 30 peratus daripada penonton, secara purata.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Sabtu” Persembahan menonjol secara individu dengan 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, dengan 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “orang seperti” atau “suka,” 1,570 komen dan 1,392 saham.
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Pada hari Sabtu malam, Tujuh. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, N.Y., peminat boleh mengharapkan berimpak tinggi yang, pelbagai kamera pengalaman live lengkap dengan grafik, animasi, ulang tayang, interviews and an announce team anchored by Hall of Fame blow-by-blow announcer Barry Tompkins of Showtime and analyst Michael Woods of the TalkBox Podcast, NYFights.com and The Ring. Untuk memberi penonton pengalaman interaksi cincin di tepi sepenuhnya, pengulas akan bertanya dan menjawab soalan-soalan daripada penonton Facebook di seluruh siaran.
Dicipta dan dihasilkan oleh Linacre Media daripada New York City, siri FIGHTNIGHT LIVE menampilkan juruhebah profesional, sudut kamera pelbagai, grafik televisyen, ulang tayang dan di belakang tabir akses dan temu bual. Rancangan yang dialirkan tersedia di seluruh dunia di mana sahaja Facebook boleh didapati. Inisiatif ini bukan sahaja membolehkan peminat dari seluruh dunia untuk menonton, tetapi juga memberikan pejuang up-dan-datang platform global untuk mempamerkan kebolehan mereka, memberikan promoter yang boleh diakses “siaran” penyelesaian dan memberikan penaja keupayaan untuk mencapai khalayak ramai melalui kandungan berjenama.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 tarikh akan diumumkan secara rasmi pada minggu-minggu akan datang.
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