NEW YORK (Sette. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 spettatori, il fightnight DIRETTA series looks to stay hot with a full September lineup. The tech-forward, fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform opens its fall slate on Sabato, Sette. 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,” suddetto 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 KO), as he takes on Detroit’s James Lester (11-12-1, 4 KO). Also appearing on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE/Real Deal Boxing card in separate bouts: combattenti imbattuti Greg Outlaw di Bowie, Md. (3-0, 1 KO), Cesar “Rain Man” Francis di Brooklyn (1-0), Khalid “Pure Gold” Twaiti (1-0, 1 KO) of the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, pro-debuttante Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki di Queens, and others.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment questo Sabato, with an action-packed show containing something for everyone,” ha dichiarato Mark Fratto, Principale e Direttore del 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). La $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 KO) and Kingston, Jamaica’s Kemahl “Hitman” Russell (11-1, 9 KO) for the vacant Junior NABF Middleweight title. Popular area pugilist and New York State middleweight champion Devaun “Unique” Sottovento (8-2-1, 3 KO) takes on veteran Giovanni Lorenzo (37-7, 28 KO) of NYC, plus a matchup between undefeated prospects Edgar Berlanga of Brooklyn (4-0, 4 KO) 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 “Eccellente Sabato” da Foxwoods (202,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), the May “Slugfest al sole” from Mohegan Sun (46,000) and the June “Rumble Rosemont” da 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.
Oltre ai numeri audience prime, il pieno-interattivo, produzioni fan-friendly hanno visto più di 33,000 collettivi impegni pubblicare in tempo reale, tra cui più di 3,000 “piace” o “gli amori,” più di 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 per cento degli uomini, 24 per cento donne. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, che comprende circa 30 per cento del pubblico, in media.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Eccellente Sabato” spettacolo si distingue individualmente con 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, con 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “piace” o “gli amori,” 1,570 comments and 1,392 azioni.
Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE è stato consegnato ai fan in modo assolutamente gratuito dal suo maggio 2017 lancio per gentile concessione di partner aziendali come Barbour One 9, Gestione dei talenti e produzione di intrattenimento (
www.barbourone9.com) e gioielleria raffinata del nord-est (
www.nefj.com).
Di Sabato notte, Sette. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, N.Y., i fan possono aspettarsi un alto impatto, esperienza di streaming multi-camera completa con grafica, animazioni, replay, interviews and an announce team anchored by Hall of Fame blow-by-blow announcer Barry Tompkins of Showtime and analyst Michael Woods del podcast TalkBox, NYFights.com e The Ring. Per offrire agli spettatori un'esperienza in prima fila completamente interattiva, commentatori chiederanno e rispondere alle domande del pubblico di Facebook in tutto il trasmissione.
Creato e prodotto da Linacre media di New York City, la serie Fightnight dal vivo offre presentatori professionali, più angolazioni, grafica televisiva, replay e dietro le quinte di accesso e interviste. Gli spettacoli in streaming sono disponibili globalmente ovunque Facebook è disponibile. L'iniziativa non solo permette ai fan di tutto il mondo per sintonizzarsi, ma dà anche up-and-coming combattenti una piattaforma globale per mostrare le loro abilità, dà promotori di un accessibile “trasmissione” soluzione e dà sponsor la possibilità di raggiungere un pubblico di massa tramite contenuti di marca.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 date saranno ufficialmente annunciati nelle prossime settimane.
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