נייַ יארק (זיבן. 6, 2017) – After sizzling this summer with fight cards that drew as many as 200,000 וויוערז, די פיגהטניגהט לעבן series looks to stay hot with a full September lineup. The tech-forward, fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform opens its fall slate on שבת, זיבן. 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,” האט 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 קאָס), as he takes on Detroit’s James Lester (11-12-1, 4 קאָס). Also appearing on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE/Real Deal Boxing card in separate bouts: undefeated fighters Greg Outlaw פון באָוי, מד. (3-0, 1 קאָ), Cesar “Rain Man” Francis פון ברוקלין (1-0), Khalid “Pure Gold” Twaiti (1-0, 1 קאָ) of the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, פּראָ-דעבוטינג Saleh “Yemen Boxer” Almulaki פון קווינס, and others.
“We’re pleased to begin a partnership with Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and Real Deal Sports and Entertainment דעם שבת, 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). א $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, נ.דזש. (12-1, 9 קאָס) and Kingston, Jamaica’s Kemahl “היטמאַן” רוססעלל (11-1, 9 קאָס) for the vacant Junior NABF Middleweight title. Popular area pugilist and New York State middleweight champion Devaun “Unique” לי (8-2-1, 3 קאָס) takes on veteran Giovanni Lorenzo (37-7, 28 קאָס) of NYC, plus a matchup between undefeated prospects Edgar Berlanga of Brooklyn (4-0, 4 קאָס) 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 “יבער שבת” פֿון פאָקסוואָאָדס (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” פון טשיקאַגאָ (32,000) saw a total of more than 8,000 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 342,000-plus users across all devices.
אין דערצו צו די רוי וויעווערשיפּ נומערן, די גאָר-ינטעראַקטיוו, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 קאָלעקטיוו לעבן פּאָסטן ענגיידזשמאַנץ, כולל מער ווי 3,000 “לייקס” אָדער “ליב,” מער ווי 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 פּראָצענט מענטשן, 24 פּראָצענט נשים. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, וואָס ענקאַמפּאַסאַז בעערעך 30 פּראָצענט פון די וילעם, נארמאל.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “יבער שבת” ווייַזן שטייט אויס ינדיווידזשואַלי מיט 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, מיט 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “לייקס” אָדער “ליב,” 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 (
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and Northeastern Fine Jewelry (
www.nefj.com).
אויף שבת נאַכט, זיבן. 9, live from Resorts World Casino in Queens, נ.י., פאַנס קענען דערוואַרטן אַ הויך-פּראַל, מאַלטי-אַפּאַראַט סטרימינג דערפאַרונג גאַנץ מיט graphics, אַנאַמיישאַנז, רעפּלייַס, interviews and an announce team anchored by Hall of Fame blow-by-blow announcer בערי טאַמפּקינז of Showtime and analyst מיכאל וואָאָדס of the TalkBox Podcast, NYFights.com and The Ring. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, קאָממענטאַטאָרס וועט פרעגן און רעספּאָנד צו שאלות פון די Facebook וילעם איבער די בראָדקאַסט.
קרעאַטעד און Produced by לינאַקרע מידיאַ אויס פון ניו יארק סיטי, די פיגהטניגהט לעבן סעריע פֿעיִקייטן פאַכמאַן אַננאָונסערס, קייפל אַפּאַראַט אַנגלעס, טעלעוויזיע graphics, רעפּלייַס און הינטער-דעם-סינז צוטריט און ינטערוויוז. די סטרימד ווייזט זענען פאַראַנען גלאָובאַלי ווו נאָר Facebook איז בנימצא. די איניציאטיוו ניט בלויז ענייבאַלז פאַנס פון אַרום דער וועלט צו ניגן אין, אָבער אויך גיט אַרויף-און-קומען Fighters אַ גלאבאלע פּלאַטפאָרמע צו וויטרינע זייער אַבילאַטיז, גיט פּראַמאָוטערז אַ צוטריטלעך “בראָדקאַסט” לייזונג און גיט ספּאָנסאָרס די פיייקייַט צו דערגרייכן אַ מאַסע וילעם דורך בראַנדיד צופרידן.
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