NEW YORK (Sept. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 téléspectateurs, la fightnight EN DIRECT series looks to stay hot with a full September lineup. The tech-forward, fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform opens its fall slate on Samedi, 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,” dit 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, pro-Faisant ses débuts Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki de Queens, et d'autres.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment ce samedi, with an action-packed show containing something for everyone,” dit Mark Fratto, Principal et directeur du développement des affaires, 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). Un $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 Samedi” de Foxwoods (202,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” de Phoenix (63,000), le mai “Slugfest au Soleil” 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.
En plus des numéros de téléspectateurs premières, la entièrement interactive, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 engagements post collectifs en direct, dont plus de 3,000 “aime” ou “aime,” plus que 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. émissions Fightnight TOUCHER sont vues par 76 pour cent d'hommes, 24 pour cent de femmes. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, qui englobe environ 30 pour cent du public, en moyenne.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Samedi” spectacle se distingue individuellement 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, avec 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “aime” ou “aime,” 1,570 comments and 1,392 actions.
Facebook Fightnight a été livré en direct aux fans absolument gratuit depuis sa mai 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).
Samedi nuit, Sept. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, N. Y., les fans peuvent attendre un fort impact, expérience de streaming multi-caméra avec graphiques, animations, replays, 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. Pour fournir aux spectateurs une expérience de près du ring entièrement interactive, les commentateurs demanderont et répondre aux questions de l'auditoire Facebook tout au long de l'émission.
Créé et produit par Linacre médias de New York City, la série LIVE Fightnight propose speakers professionnels, de multiples angles de prise, graphiques de télévision, replays et l'accès derrière les coulisses et interviews. Les spectacles diffusés en continu sont disponibles dans le monde où Facebook est disponible. L'initiative permet non seulement les fans de partout dans le monde à l'écoute, mais donne aussi plein de promesses combattants une plate-forme mondiale pour mettre en valeur leurs capacités, donne des promoteurs d'un accès “diffusion” solution et donne sponsors la possibilité d'atteindre un public de masse via le contenu de marque.
Plus de FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 les dates seront annoncés officiellement dans les semaines à venir.
Suivez toute l'action via les médias sociaux à FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE sur Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE sur Instagram et @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ sur Twitter, or by using the hashtag#FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Pour les derniers événements Linacre médias et le calendrier de diffusion, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
