NEW YORK (E whitu. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 kaimätakitaki, te 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 Rāhoroi, E whitu. 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,” mea 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 Koó), as he takes on Detroit’s James Lester (11-12-1, 4 Koó). Also appearing on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE/Real Deal Boxing card in separate bouts: undefeated fighters Greg Outlaw o Bowie, MD. (3-0, 1 KO), Cesar “Rain Man” Francis o Brooklyn (1-0), Khalid “Pure Gold” Twaiti (1-0, 1 KO) of the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, pro-debuting Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki o Queens, and others.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment tenei Rāhoroi, 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 Koó) and Kingston, Jamaica’s Kemahl “Hitman” Russell (11-1, 9 Koó) for the vacant Junior NABF Middleweight title. Popular area pugilist and New York State middleweight champion Devaun “Unique” Lee (8-2-1, 3 Koó) takes on veteran Giovanni Lorenzo (37-7, 28 Koó) of NYC, plus a matchup between undefeated prospects Edgar Berlanga of Brooklyn (4-0, 4 Koó) 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 Rāhoroi” i 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” i 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.
I tua atu ki te tau feia mata'ita'ii raw, te tino-pāhekoheko, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 ngā ngā akiakitanga pou ora, tae atu neke atu i te 3,000 “momo” ranei “aroha,” neke atu i te 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 ōrau tangata, 24 wahine ōrau. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, e rarawhi āhua 30 ōrau o te minenga, i runga i toharite.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Rāhoroi” tu i roto i takitahi whakaatu ki 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, ki 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “momo” ranei “aroha,” 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).
I te Rāhoroi po, E whitu. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, N.Y., Ka taea e pā titau i te nui-pānga, wheako roma maha-kāmera oti ki whakairoiro, hākoritanga, 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, ka ui körero, me te whakautu ki ngā pātai i te whakarongo Facebook puta noa te haapurororaa.
Hanga, ka whakaputaina e te Linacre Media i roto o New York City, ngā te raupapa FIGHTNIGHT LIVE kaipāho ngaio, koki kāmera maha, whakairoiro pouaka whakaata, replays a muri-te-scenes wāhi me ngā uiuinga. E wātea ana nga whakaaturanga rere te ao nga wahi katoa he wātea Facebook. Ko te kaupapa e kore anake e āhei pā i huri noa i te ao ki te rangi i roto i, engari homai ano hoki ki runga-a-haere mai whawhai i te papa ao ki te whakaatu i ō rātou āheinga, homai ngā kaiwhakatairanga te wātea “pāhotanga” otinga me te homai kaitautoko te kaha ki te tae te whakarongo papatipu mā te ihirangi parani.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 rā ka kia mana kauwhautia i roto i te wiki e haere mai.
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