NEW YORK (Sedam. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 gledatelji, the FIGHTNIGHT UŽIVO series looks to stay hot with a full September lineup. The tech-forward, fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform opens its fall slate on Subota, Sedam. 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,” rekla 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 od Bowie, Md. (3-0, 1 KO), Cesar “Rain Man” Franjo Brooklyn (1-0), Khalid “Pure Gold” Twaiti (1-0, 1 KO) of the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, pro-debitira Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki od Queensa, and others.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment ove subote, 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, NJ. (12-1, 9 Kos) and Kingston, Jamaica’s Kemahl “Plaćeni ubica” Russell (11-1, 9 Kos) for the vacant Junior NABF Middleweight title. Popular area pugilist and New York State middleweight champion Devaun “Unique” Zavjetrina (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 Subota” od 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” iz Chicaga (32,000) saw a total of more than 8,000 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 342,000-plus users across all devices.
Osim sirovih gledanosti brojevima, Potpuno interaktivni, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 kolektivni žive Post angažmana, uključujući više od 3,000 “sviđa” ili “voli,” više od 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 posto ljudi, 24 posto žena. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, koji obuhvaća oko 30 posto publike, U prosjeku.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Subota” Show ističe pojedinačno 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, s 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “sviđa” ili “voli,” 1,570 komentari i 1,392 dionice.
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U subotu noć, Sedam. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, NY, fanovi mogu očekivati visoke utjecaja, više kamera strujanja zajedno s grafikom, animacije, Ponovne, 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. Pružiti gledateljima s potpuno interaktivni ringside iskustvo, komentatori će pitati i odgovoriti na pitanja iz publike Facebook tijekom emitiranja.
Stvorio i producirao Linacre medija iz New Yorka, FIGHTNIGHT UŽIVO Serija ima profesionalnih spikera, više kutova kamere, televizijske grafike, replays i iza-the-scene pristup i intervjui. Preneseni pokazuje dostupni globalno, gdje god je Facebook dostupan. Inicijativa ne samo da omogućuje fanovima iz cijelog svijeta za podešavanje u, ali i daje gore-i-dolaze borci globalne platforme da predstave svoje sposobnosti, daje promotorima pristupačan “prijenos” rješenje i daje sponzorima mogućnost da dođete do masovne publike putem marke sadržaj.
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