Nova York (Sete. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 espectadores, o fightnight VIVO series looks to stay hot with a full September lineup. The tech-forward, fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform opens its fall slate on Sábado, Sete. 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,” dito 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-estreando Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki of Queens, and others.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment este sábado, 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 “Sicário” Russell (11-1, 9 Kos) for the vacant Junior NABF Middleweight title. Popular area pugilist and New York State middleweight champion Devaun “Unique” Sotavento (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 Sábado” do 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” 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 adición aos números de visualización brutos, totalmente interactiva, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 compromisos post vivo colectivas, incluíndo máis de 3,000 “gustos” ou “ama,” máis que 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 por cento homes, 24 por cento de mulleres. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, que abrangue aproximadamente 30 por cento da audiencia, en media.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Sábado” programa destaca individualmente con 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, con 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “gustos” ou “ama,” 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).
O Sábado noite, Sete. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, N.I., os fans poden esperar un alto impacto, multi-cámara experiencia de transmisión completa con gráficos, animacións, 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. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, comentaristas vai preguntar e responder a preguntas do público Facebook en todo o transmisión.
Creado e producido por Linacre medios fóra de Nova York, a serie fightnight VIVO características locutores profesionais, varios ángulos de cámara, televisión gráficos, replays e Behind-the-scenes de acceso e entrevistas. Os concertos de streaming dispoñibles globalmente onde queira que Facebook está dispoñible. A iniciativa non só permite que os fans de todo o mundo para sintonizar, pero tamén dá loitadores up-and-coming unha plataforma global para amosar as súas habilidades, dá promotores dun accesibles “transmisión” solución e dá patrocinadores a capacidade de acadar un público masivo a través de contidos de marca.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 datas serán anunciadas oficialmente nas próximas semanas.
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