RALEIGH, N.C. (Lub rau hli ntuj 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 Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 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.
Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, undefeated super flyweight Dewayne Beamon (11-0, 8 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Jose “Torito” Rodriguez (32-5, 19 Kos) for the IBO Inter-Continental and UBF World Junior Bantamweight titles.
Beamon, ntawm Goldsboro, N.C., has a perfect record of 11-0 nrog yim knockouts. Lub 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. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntau sib tw, 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 Lub Xya hli ntuj 29 in Raleigh, and when the smoke clears this will be just another opportunity I conquered.”
Rodriguez, ntawm Mazatlan, Mexico muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 32-5 nrog 19 knockouts, and is a former WBA Interim Flyweight world champion. Lub 27 year-old won that crown with a 12-round split decision over Nethra Sasiprapa (27-1) nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 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 Lub ib hlis ntuj 29 nyob rau hauv Tuam Tshoj.
The show is promoted by Cynation Sports, Free Agent Boxing and Stop Running Promotions.
Nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj, live from the Abundant Life Center in Raleigh, kiv cua yeej yuav tau txais ib tug high-tej yam, multi-koob yees duab streaming kev ua kom tiav nrog graphics, animations, replays, interviews and a professional announce team. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, commentators yuav nug thiab teb cov lus rau cov lus nug los ntawm cov Facebook cov neeg tuaj saib thoob plaws hauv lub tshaj tawm hauv xov.
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. A total of 1.4 thousand hours of LIVE video was consumed by Facebook users during the first show alone. Reaching beyond the raw numbers, lub siab-sib tham sib, fan-friendly production saw 9,021 live post engagements for the show, uas muaj 5,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub,” 2,989 comments and 628 shares.
“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,” hais tias Mark Fratto, Thawj xib fwb ntawm Linacre Media. “We’re looking forward to all of the action in the heart of ACC Basketball Country.”
Tsim thiab ua los ntawm Linacre Media tawm ntawm New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, replays thiab qab-lub-scenes saib thiab sib tham. Lub streamed qhia tau hais tias yog muaj thooj plawv peb txog qhov twg Facebook yog muaj. Cov teg num tsis tau tsuas yog ua tom kiv cua los ntawm ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no mus tune nyob rau hauv, tab sis kuj muab-thiab-los tua hluav taws lub ntiaj teb no platform rau showcase lawv lub peev xwm, muab promoters ib tug siv tau “broadcast” tov thiab muab sponsors cov muaj peev xwm mus cuag ib tug loj cov neeg tuaj saib ntawm cov khoom muaj npe ntsiab lus.
Rau Lub rau hli ntuj 23, the Facebook fight series heads to Rosemont, Mob., for a Windy City showdown with Hitz Boxing Promotions thiab Puag ncig 3 Productions. A Lub Xya hli ntuj 15 date in Phoenix, Ariz., nrog Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions has already been released on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE calendar. More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE dates will be officially announced in the coming weeks.
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag#FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Rau qhov tseeb Linacre Media txheej xwm thiab tshaj tawm hauv xov lub sij hawm, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
