NEW YORK (Supa. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 bashebelli, ea 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 Moqebelo, Supa. 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 re 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 ea Bowie, Md. (3-0, 1 KO), Cesar “Rain Man” Francis ho Brooklyn (1-0), Khalid “Pure Gold” Twaiti (1-0, 1 KO) of the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, lan-debuting Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki ea Queens, and others.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment ena Moqebelo, 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 Kos) and Kingston, Jamaica’s Kemahl “Hitman” Russell (11-1, 9 Kos) for the vacant Junior NABF Middleweight title. Popular area pugilist and New York State middleweight champion Devaun “Unique” Lee (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 Moqebelo” ho tloha 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” ho tloha 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.
, Ho phaella ho linomoro tala viewership, le ka botlalo-letlang, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 kopanetsweng u phele tsa mesebetsi ea poso, ho akarelletsa le tse fetang 3,000 “ago likes” kapa “o rata,” ho feta 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 liphesente tse banna, 24 liphesente tse basali. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, eo akarelletsa hoo e ka bang 30 etsang liphesente tse bamameli, ka karolelano.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Moqebelo” bontša ikhethang le batho ka bomong le 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, le 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “ago likes” kapa “o rata,” 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,
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Ka Moqebelo bosiu, Supa. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, N.Y., Fans ka lebella phahameng-tshusumetso, selotlolo khamera boiphihlelo content ka ho feletseng le Grafiken, ditshwan, 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, Bahlalosi ba tla botsa le ho araba lipotso tse ho tswa ho bamameli ba Facebook ho pholletsa le hasoa ka.
Bōpileng 'me le hlahisa ka ho Linacre Media tsoa New York City, le FIGHTNIGHT LIVE letoto la lihlooho tse bontšang ba phatlalatsa hore litsebi, dikhutloteng multiple khamera, a thelevishene grafiken, replays le ka morao-le-litšoantšo fihlella le lipuisano. The e bontsa phalletseng di a fumaneha lefatšeng ka bophara kae kapa kae moo Facebook e fumaneha. Boikhathatso se feela thusa hore Fans tsoang lefatšeng lohle ho Tune ka, empa e boetse e fana ho fihlela-and-tla ralitima sethala lefatše ho showcase bokhoni ba bona, fana ka buellang e fihlellwe “hasa” tharollo le fana batsehetsi khona ho finyella bamameli ba boima ka tsela dikahare le diselefounu tsa.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 matlha a tla ka molao o ile a phatlalatsa ka libeke tse tlang.
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag#FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Bakeng sa morao-rao liketsahalo Linacre Media le hasoa kemiso ea, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
