RALEIGH, N.C. (Júní 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 Laugardagur, Júlí 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.
Í helstu atburði, undefeated super flyweight Dewayne Beamon (11-0, 8 Kos) mun taka á 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 með átta rothöggi. The 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. Í síðasta lota hans, 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 Júlí 29 in Raleigh, and when the smoke clears this will be just another opportunity I conquered.”
Rodriguez, af Mazatlan, Mexíkó hefur skrá yfir 32-5 með 19 knockouts, and is a former WBA Interim Flyweight world champion. The 27 year-old won that crown with a 12-round split decision over Nethra Sasiprapa (27-1) nóvember 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 Janúar 29 í Kína.
The show is promoted by Cynation Sports, Free Agent Boxing and Stop Running Promotions.
Á laugardag nótt, live from the Abundant Life Center in Raleigh, aðdáendur geta búast höggþolnu, multi-myndavél streymi reynslu heill með grafík, hreyfimyndir, aukaleikur, interviews and a professional announce team. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, fréttaskýrendur vilja spyrja og svara spurningum frá Facebook áhorfendur um allan útsendingu.
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, fullkomlega gagnvirkt, fan-friendly production saw 9,021 live post engagements for the show, sem fylgir 5,000 “líkar” eða “loves,” 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,” sagði Mark Fratto, Höfuðstóll Linacre Media. “We’re looking forward to all of the action in the heart of ACC Basketball Country.”
Búið og framleidd af Linacre Media úr New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, aukaleikur og bak-the-tjöldin aðgang og viðtöl. The streyma sýnir eru í boði á heimsvísu þar sem Facebook er að finna. Frumkvæði ekki aðeins gerir aðdáendur frá í kring the veröld til að stilla inn, en einnig gefur upp-og-tilkoma Fighters alþjóðlegt vettvang til að sýna hæfileika sína, gefur verkefnisstjóranna aðgengilegu “útvarpsþáttur” lausn og gefur styrktaraðili getu til að ná massa áhorfendur um vörumerki innihald.
Á Júní 23, the Facebook fight series heads to Rosemont, Ill., for a Windy City showdown with Hitz Boxing Promotions og Round 3 Productions. A Júlí 15 date in Phoenix, Arizona., með 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. Fyrir nýjustu Linacre Media atburðum og útvarps áætlun, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
