NOV-JORKO (Sept. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 viewers, La 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 Sabato, Sept. 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,” Dirita 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 De Bowie, Md. (3-0, 1 KO), Cesar “Rain Man” Francis De Brooklyn (1-0), Khalid “Pure Gold” Twaiti (1-0, 1 KO) of the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, por-debutanta Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki De #Re?o, kaj aliaj.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment #?I tiu sabato, 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 “Ekstra Sabato” de Foxwoods (202,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), la majo “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun (46,000) and the June “Rosemont Rumble” De 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.
Krom la krudan spektantaron nombroj, la plene-interaktiva, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 kolektiva vivas post engaĝiĝoj, inkluzive de pli ol 3,000 “similaĵoj” #A? “amas,” Pli ol 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 procentoj viroj, 24 procentoj virinoj. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, kiu ampleksas proksimume 30 procentoj de la spektantaro, mezume.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Ekstra Sabato” spektaklo elstaras individue kun 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, Kun 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “similaĵoj” #A? “amas,” 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 (
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and Northeastern Fine Jewelry (
www.nefj.com).
Sabate Nokto, Sept. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, N.Y., fanoj povas atendi altan-efiko, mult fotilo streaming sperto kompleta kun grafikaĵoj, kuraĝigoj, ripetoj, 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. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, komentistoj demandos kaj respondi al demandoj de la Facebook publikon tra la elsendo.
Kreita kaj produktita de Linacre Media el Novjorko, la FIGHTNIGHT LIVE serio prezentas profesian anoncistoj, multoblajn ĉambro anguloj, televido grafikaĵoj, ripetoj kaj malantaŭ-la-scenoj aliro kaj intervjuoj. La fluis spektakloj disponeblas tutmonde kien Facebook disponeblas. La iniciato ne nur ebligas ŝatantoj el la tuta mondo por agordi, sed ankaŭ rezignas esperigan batalantojn tutmonda platformo por prezenti siajn kapablojn, donas iniciatintoj alireblan “elsendo” solvo kaj donas patronoj la kapablon atingi mason publikon per branded enhavo.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 datoj estos oficiale anoncita en la venontaj semajnoj.
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag#FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Por la plej lasta Linacre Media eventoj kaj elsendo horaro, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
