NOVA IORQUE (Sete. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 telespectadores, 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, pró-estreando Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki of Queens, e outros.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment neste sábado, with an action-packed show containing something for everyone,” disse Mark Fratto, Principal e Director de Desenvolvimento de Negócios, Linacre mídia. “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 “Exclusivo” 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” de 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.
Em adição aos números de visualização brutos, o totalmente interactiva, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 compromissos pós vivo coletivas, incluindo mais de 3,000 “gostos” ou “O amor é,” mais do que 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 por cento homens, 24 por cento de mulheres. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, que abrange aproximadamente 30 por cento da audiência, na média.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Sábado” programa destaca-se individualmente com 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, com 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “gostos” ou “O amor é,” 1,570 comments and 1,392 ações.
Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has been delivered to fans absolutely free since its May 2017
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No Sábado noite, Sete. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, N.I., os fãs podem esperar um alto impacto, multi-câmera experiência de transmissão completa com gráficos, animações, 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 perguntar e responder a perguntas da platéia Facebook em todo o transmissão.
Criado e produzido por Linacre mídia fora de Nova York, a série fightnight VIVO características locutores profissionais, vários ângulos de câmara, televisão gráficos, replays e behind-the-scenes de acesso e entrevistas. Os shows de streaming estão disponíveis globalmente onde quer que Facebook está disponível. A iniciativa não só permite que os fãs de todo o mundo para sintonizar, mas também dá lutadores up-and-coming uma plataforma global para mostrar suas habilidades, dá promotores um acessíveis “transmissão” solução e dá patrocinadores a capacidade de atingir um público de massa através de conteúdo de marca.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 datas serão anunciadas oficialmente nas próximas semanas.
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