NEW YORK (Șapte. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 telespectatorii, the 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 Sâmbătă, Șapte. 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,” a spus 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 de Bowie, Md. (3-0, 1 KO), Cesar “Rain Man” Francis Brooklyn (1-0), Khalid “Pure Gold” Twaiti (1-0, 1 KO) of the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, pro-debutant Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki de Queens, and others.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment sâmbătă, 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 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” Sub vânt (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 Sâmbătă” de la 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” de la 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.
În plus față de numerele prime a numărului de spectatori, complet interactiv, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 angajamente poștale în direct colective, inclusiv mai mult 3,000 “îi place” sau “iubește,” mai mult decât 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 la sută bărbați, 24 la suta femei. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, care cuprinde aproximativ 30 la sută din public, in medie.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Sâmbătă” spectacol iese în evidență în mod individual cu 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, cu 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “îi place” sau “iubește,” 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).
Sâmbăta noapte, Șapte. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, N.Y., fanii se pot aștepta la un mare impact, multi-camera de experiență de streaming cu o grafica, animații, reluări, 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, comentatori va cere și să răspundă la întrebări din public pe Facebook pe tot parcursul transmisiunii.
Creat si produs de Linacre Media din New York City, seria FIGHTNIGHT LIVE caracteristici crainicii profesionale, mai multe unghiuri ale camerei, grafică de televiziune, reluări și în spatele-the-scene de acces și interviuri. Cele transmise în flux Spectacolele sunt disponibile la nivel global oriunde Facebook este disponibil. Inițiativa nu numai că permite fanilor din întreaga lume pentru a acorda, dar, de asemenea, oferă luptători în sus promițători o platformă globală pentru a prezenta abilitățile lor, oferă promotorilor o accesibilă “difuzare” soluție și oferă sponsori posibilitatea de a ajunge la o audiență de masă prin intermediul conținutului de marcă.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 datele vor fi anunțate oficial în următoarele săptămâni.
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag#FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Pentru cele mai recente evenimente Linacre Media și grila de emisie, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
