RALEIGH, N.C. (Juin 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 Samedi, Juillet 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.
Dans l'événement principal, undefeated super flyweight Dewayne Beamon (11-0, 8 KOs) va prendre Jose “Torito” Rodriguez (32-5, 19 KOs) for the IBO Inter-Continental and UBF World Junior Bantamweight titles.
Beamon, de Goldsboro, N.C., has a perfect record of 11-0 avec huit KOs. Le 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. Dans son dernier combat, 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 Juillet 29 in Raleigh, and when the smoke clears this will be just another opportunity I conquered.”
Rodriguez, de Mazatlan, Le Mexique a un record de 32-5 avec 19 KO, and is a former WBA Interim Flyweight world champion. Le 27 year-old won that crown with a 12-round split decision over Nethra Sasiprapa (27-1) sur Novembre 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 Janvier 29 en Chine.
The show is promoted by Cynation Sports, Free Agent Boxing and Stop Running Promotions.
Samedi nuit, live from the Abundant Life Center in Raleigh, les fans peuvent attendre un fort impact, expérience de streaming multi-caméra avec graphiques, animations, replays, interviews and a professional announce team. Pour fournir aux spectateurs une expérience de près du ring entièrement interactive, les commentateurs demanderont et répondre aux questions de l'auditoire Facebook tout au long de l'émission.
The numbers on the May 11 FIGHTNIGHT LIVE pilot from Mohegan Sun Resort showed a great deal of promise and potential for the new platform. With only two days of promotion, the premiere broadcast amassed 43,000 total video views by 38,000 unique viewers. Un total de 1.4 thousand hours of LIVE video was consumed by Facebook users during the first show alone. Reaching beyond the raw numbers, la entièrement interactive, fan-friendly production saw 9,021 live post engagements for the show, qui comprenait 5,000 “aime” ou “aime,” 2,989 comments and 628 actions.
“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,” dit Mark Fratto, Principal des Médias Linacre. “We’re looking forward to all of the action in the heart of ACC Basketball Country.”
Créé et produit par Linacre médias de New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, replays et l'accès derrière les coulisses et interviews. Les spectacles diffusés en continu sont disponibles dans le monde où Facebook est disponible. L'initiative permet non seulement les fans de partout dans le monde à l'écoute, mais donne aussi plein de promesses combattants une plate-forme mondiale pour mettre en valeur leurs capacités, donne des promoteurs d'un accès “diffusion” solution et donne sponsors la possibilité d'atteindre un public de masse via le contenu de marque.
Sur Juin 23, the Facebook fight series heads to Rosemont, Illinois, for a Windy City showdown with Hitz Boxing Promotions et Tour 3 Productions. Un Juillet 15 date in Phoenix, Arizona, avec Roy Jones Jr. Promotions de boxe has already been released on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE calendar. More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE dates will be officially announced in the coming weeks.
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