NEW YORK (Zeven. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 kijkers, de fightnight LEVENDE series looks to stay hot with a full September lineup. The tech-forward, fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform opens its fall slate on Zaterdag, Zeven. 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,” zei 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: undefeated fighters Greg Outlaw van Bowie, Md. (3-0, 1 KO), Cesar “Rain Man” Francis van Brooklyn (1-0), Khalid “Pure Gold” Twaiti (1-0, 1 KO) of the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, pro-debuterende Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki van Queens, and others.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment deze zaterdag, with an action-packed show containing something for everyone,” said Mark Fratto, Principal en directeur bedrijfsontwikkeling, 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). Een $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” Luwte (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 “Super Zaterdag” van Foxwoods (202,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), de mei “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun (46,000) and the June “Rosemont Rumble” van 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.
In aanvulling op de ruwe kijkers nummers, de volledig interactieve, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 collectieve live-bericht engagementen, waaronder meer dan 3,000 “sympathieën” of “houdt,” meer dan 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 procent mannen, 24 procent vrouwen. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, welke omvat ongeveer 30 procent van het publiek, gemiddeld.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Zaterdag” etaleerstandaards out individueel met 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, met 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “sympathieën” of “houdt,” 1,570 opmerkingen en 1,392 aandelen.
Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has been delivered to fans absolutely free since its May 2017
launch courtesy of corporate partners like Barbour One 9,
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Op Zaterdag nacht, Zeven. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, N.Y., fans kunnen een high-impact verwacht, multi-camera streaming ervaring compleet met afbeeldingen, animaties, 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. Om toeschouwers een volledig interactieve ervaring op de eerste rang te bieden, commentatoren zal vragen en antwoorden op vragen van de Facebook-publiek de hele uitzending.
Gemaakt en geproduceerd door Linacre Media van New York City, de fightnight LIVE-serie is voorzien van professionele omroepers, meerdere camerahoeken, televisie graphics, replays en achter de schermen toegang en interviews. De gestreamde programma's zijn wereldwijd beschikbaar waar Facebook is beschikbaar. Het initiatief maakt niet alleen fans van over de hele wereld om af te stemmen, maar geeft ook up-and-coming-strijders een wereldwijd platform om hun vaardigheden te demonstreren, geeft promotors een toegankelijke “uitzending” oplossing en geeft sponsors de mogelijkheid om een groot publiek te bereiken via branded content.
Meer FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 data zal officieel worden aangekondigd in de komende weken.
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