RALEIGH, N.C.. (Juni 6, 2017) – The momentum continues to build for FIGHTNIGHT LIVE on Facebook, as the series announces its second new date this week, and this time hardware will be on the line. Strap season arrives on Lørdag, Juli 29, in Raleigh, N.C., as the Tar Heel State’s hardwood prowess gives way to hard-hitting action in the squared circle, at least for one hot Mid-Summer evening.
I main event, undefeated super flyweight Dewayne Beamon (11-0, 8 KOS) vil tage på Jose “Torito” Rodriguez (32-5, 19 KOS) for the IBO Inter-Continental and UBF World Junior Bantamweight titles.
Beamon, af Goldsboro, N.C., has a perfect record of 11-0 med otte knockouts. Den 31 year-old has a win over former world title challenger William Gonzalez (30-6) as well as winning the UBF All-America Bantamweight title with a ninth-round stoppage over Rudolph Hedge (10-2-3). Beamon won the IBO International Super Flyweight and UBF World Junior Bantamweight titles with a ninth-round stoppage over Christian Esquival. I sin sidste kamp, Beamon stopped Jonathan Aguilar in two rounds to win the IBO Inter-Continental Super Flyweight title on May 20th in Raleigh.
“This is my shot! Throughout my career I’ve been challenged and I have conquered every opportunity placed before me,” said Dewayne Beamon. “Now I hope to achieve national recognition with a crowd-pleasing KO victory on Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE. It’s body-puncher vs. body-puncher on Juli 29 in Raleigh, and when the smoke clears this will be just another opportunity I conquered.”
Rodriguez, af Mazatlan, Mexico har en registrering af 32-5 med 19 knockouts, and is a former WBA Interim Flyweight world champion. Den 27 year-old won that crown with a 12-round split decision over Nethra Sasiprapa (27-1) på November 19, 2011. He is a former WBC Youth Intercontinental Flyweight champion and UBF All America Junior Bantamweight champion. Rodriguez has dropped his two opportunities at a world title when he lost to Kazuto Ioka for the WBA Light Flyweight title, and in his last bout he was stopped in seven rounds by Jerwin Ancajas on Januar 29 i Kina.
The show is promoted by Cynation Sports, Free Agent Boxing and Stop Running Promotions.
Lørdag nat, live from the Abundant Life Center in Raleigh, fans kan forvente en stor effekt, multi-kamera streaming oplevelse komplet med grafik, animationer, replays, interviews and a professional announce team. At give tilskuere en fuldt interaktiv ringoplevelse, kommentatorer vil bede og svare på spørgsmål fra Facebook-publikum i hele udsendelsen.
Tallene på maj 11 FIGHTNIGHT LIVE-pilot fra Mohegan Sun Resort viste et stort løfte og potentiale for den nye platform. Med kun to dages forfremmelse, premiereudsendelsen samlet 43,000 samlede videovisninger af 38,000 unikke seere. Ialt 1.4 tusind timers LIVE-video blev brugt af Facebook-brugere under det første show alene. Nå ud over de rå tal, det fuldt interaktiv, fan-venlig produktion sav 9,021 live post-engagementer til showet, som omfattede 5,000 “kan lide” eller “elsker,” 2,989 kommentarer og 628 aktier.
“Our FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series takes to Tobacco Road in late July, yet another geographic area where we’ll be able to plant the Facebook flag. Dewayne Beamon is a proud Carolinian excited to continue to put the Tar Heel State’s boxing scene back on the map, and we’re extremely pleased to do our part as well,” sagde Mark Fratto, Rektor for Linacre Medier. “We’re looking forward to all of the action in the heart of ACC Basketball Country.”
Lavet og produceret af Linacre medier ud af New York City, FIGHTNIGHT LIVE-serien har flere kameravinkler, grafik, replays og bag-kulisserne adgang og interviews. De streamede shows er tilgængelige globalt, hvor Facebook er tilgængelig. Initiativet ikke alene gør det muligt for fans fra hele verden for at stille ind, men også giver up-and-coming krigere en global platform til at fremvise deres evner, giver initiativtagere en tilgængelig “broadcast” løsning og giver sponsorer mulighed for at nå et bredt publikum via branded content.
På Juni 23, the Facebook fight series heads to Rosemont, Ill., for a Windy City showdown with Hitz Boxing Promotions og Omgang 3 Produktioner. A Juli 15 dato i Phoenix, Ariz., med Roy Jones Jr. Boksningskampagner er allerede frigivet i FIGHTNIGHT LIVE-kalenderen. Flere FIGHTNIGHT LIVE-datoer vil blive annonceret officielt i de kommende uger.
Følg alle de foranstaltninger via sociale medier hos FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE på Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE på Instagram og @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ på Twitter, eller ved hjælp af hashtagget # FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. For de seneste Linacre Media begivenheder og broadcast tidsplan, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
