RALEIGH, N.C. (June 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, July 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.
Ni awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, undefeated super flyweight Dewayne Beamon (11-0, 8 KOs) yoo gba lori Jose “Torito” Rodriguez (32-5, 19 KOs) for the IBO Inter-Continental and UBF World Junior Bantamweight titles.
Beamon, of Goldsboro, N.C., has a perfect record of 11-0 pẹlu mẹjọ knockouts. Awọn 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. Ni re kẹhin ija, 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 July 29 in Raleigh, and when the smoke clears this will be just another opportunity I conquered.”
Rodriguez, ti Mazatlan, Mexico ni o ni a gba ti 32-5 pẹlu 19 knockouts, and is a former WBA Interim Flyweight world champion. Awọn 27 year-old won that crown with a 12-round split decision over Nethra Sasiprapa (27-1) lori Kọkànlá Oṣù 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 January 29 ni China.
The show is promoted by Cynation Sports, Free Agent Boxing and Stop Running Promotions.
Lojo Satide night, live from the Abundant Life Center in Raleigh, egeb le reti a ga-ikolu, olona-kamẹra sisanwọle iriri ni pipe pẹlu eya, awọn ohun idanilaraya, replays, interviews and a professional announce team. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, commentators yoo beere ati ki o dahun si ibeere lati awọn Facebook jepe jakejado igbohunsafefe.
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, ni kikun-ibanisọrọ, fan-friendly production saw 9,021 live post engagements for the show, eyi ti o wa 5,000 “fẹran” tabi “fẹràn,” 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,” wi Mark Fratto, Ipò ti Linacre Media. “We’re looking forward to all of the action in the heart of ACC Basketball Country.”
Ṣẹda ki o si yi ni Linacre Media jade ti New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, replays ati sile-ni-sile wiwọle ati ojukoju. Awọn sisanwọle fihan wa o si wa agbaye nibikibi ti Facebook ti o wa. Ni ipilẹṣẹ ko nikan kí egeb lati kakiri aye to tune ni, sugbon tun yoo fun oke-ati-bọ awọn onija a agbaye Syeed lati Trust wọn ipa, yoo fun awọn olupolowo ohun wiwọle “igbohunsafefe” ojutu ati ki o yoo onigbọwọ ni agbara lati de ọdọ a ibi-jepe nipasẹ iyasọtọ akoonu.
Lori June 23, the Facebook fight series heads to Rosemont, Aisan., for a Windy City showdown with Hitz Boxing Promotions ati Yika 3 Productions. A July 15 date in Phoenix, Ariz., pẹlu 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. Fun awọn titun Linacre Media iṣẹlẹ ati igbohunsafefe iṣeto, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
