NEW YORK (
Todoba. 14, 2017) –
Three weeks after establishing its first 200,000-viewer audience prior to Mayweather-McGregor, Facebook
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE iyo
CES Boxingplan to partner once again Saturday this with a three-hour show leading into HBO PPV coverage of GGG-Canelo.
Renowned promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr. has set the stage with an excellent card filled with local competitors on Todoba. 16 at Twin River Casino and the tech-forward,
fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform will carry the action, laga bilaabo
7 p.m.,
to complete its first “
doubleheader weekend” –
as FIGHTNIGHT LIVE delivers back-to-back shows on Friday iyo
Saturday.
“For more than 25 sano, CES has delivered boxing excitement to fans all over the world. The tradition continued [at Foxwoods on Aug. 26] when we teamed with FIGHTNIGHT LIVE by using cutting edge technology allowing fight fans to view the fights live on Facebook. This historic, record-setting event was the result of a great production team and action-packed, dagaal tartan,” said CES President Burchfield Sr.
The main event stars two intriguing welterweights battling for championship glory. After defeating Bronx vet Issouf Kinda by knockout in a controversial bout at Foxwoods on Aug. 26, New Haven, Conn., vet Jimmy Williams jumps right back into the fire less than three weeks later to face New Jersey’s “Bahalkii” Juan Rodriguez Jr. Shortly after his Todoba. 16 return was announced, Williams’ wife, Christina, gave birth to twin boys, Logan and Austin. Hadda 14-0-1 (6 KOs), Williams has won 10 consecutive bouts and Saturday marks the second defense of his WBC USNBC welterweight championship.
Sidoo kale kasoo muuqday on Saturday night in separate bouts: hard-hitting New England heavyweight Joey Cusumano (11-9, 9 KOs), Anthony Marsella Jr. of Providence (5-0, 2 KOs), Ray Oliveira Jr. of New Bedford, Mass. (7-1, 1 KO) and others.
“We’re extremely proud to watch Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE reach another milestone this weekend, with outstanding shows in New England on back-to-back nights,” sheegay Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media. “Fight fans will be fired up for GGG-Canelo – including us – but we’re particularly excited to fulfill our mission to showcase local and regional up-and-coming fighters. We’ll be delivering at least 12 bouts across the two nights this weekend, providing a wide-reaching platform for 24 boxers of varied backgrounds and accomplishments to showcase their skills.”
Over the first five months of programming, the numbers on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series have showed promise and potential for the new platform with an average of more than 113,000 fight fans tuning in per event. The Sept. 9 “Dalacaad Deal Real: Empire State” ka jiga World Casino (224,658), the August “Super Saturday” ka Foxwoods (203,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), the May “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun (45,000) and the June “Rosemont Rumble” ka Chicago (32,000) saw a total of more than 12,700 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 567,000-plus users across all devices.
Waxa intaa dheer in tirada daawadayaasha cayriin, si buuxda u-dhexgal, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 71,000 bogaadiyay post live wadareed (14,000-oo lagu daray halkii show), oo ay ku jiraan in ka badan 40,400 “kooxaha” ama “jecel yahay,” in ka badan 10,300 comments and 3,200-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 boqolkiiba rag, 24 boqolkiiba dumarka. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, taas oo ka kooban ku dhawaad 30 boqolkiiba dhagaystayaasha, celcelis ahaan.
The Sept. 9 “Dalacaad Deal Real: Empire State” set a new bar with 224,658 views and carried the series to over half-a-million views in just under four months, while the Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Saturday” show taagan si gaar ah leh 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, la 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “kooxaha” ama “jecel yahay,” 1,570 comments and 1,392 shares.
Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has been delivered to fans absolutely free since its May 2017 launch courtesy of corporate partners like Barbour One 9, Talent Management and Entertainment Production (www.barbourone9.com) and Northeastern Fine Jewelry (www.nefj.com).
On Saturday habeen, August 26, live from Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., Taageerayaasha filan karaa a-saameyn sare, multi-camera-aragnimo Streaming dhamaystiran la muuqaallo kale, animations, celiskii, interviews and an announce team anchored by blow-by-blow announcer Michael Woods of the TalkBox Podcast, NYFights.com and The Ring and analyst Xavier Porter of BrooklynFights.com, Notorious Boxing and the “Shoot the 5” radio show. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, Mufasiriinta ku weydiin doonaan oo ay ka jawaabaan su'aalo ka dhagaystayaasha Facebook oo dhan daayey.
Abuuray oo soo saaray Linacre Media ka soo City New York, taxane LIVE FIGHTNIGHT ku qoreysa announcers xirfadeed, xaglo camera badan, naqshadeynta television, ku celiskii la daawaday iyo dibba-the-Muuqaallo helitaanka iyo waraysiyo. The shows huleeshay waxaa laga heli karaa meel kasta oo adduunka Facebook waxaa laga heli karaa. Barnaamijkan ayaa ah ma aha oo kaliya awood taageerayaasha oo dunida ku baahsan si habayn ah ee, laakiin sidoo kale siiya Xarakada ilaa-iyo-soo socda madal caalami ah ku soo bandhigaan awoodooda, siinayaa dhiirrigeliyeyaasha heli karo ah “idaacadahooda” Xalka iyo siinayaa maal-awood u leh inay gaaraan dhagaystayaasha a mass via content ku tilmaamay.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 taariikhaha la rasmi ah lagu dhawaaqi doonaa toddobaadyada soo socda.
LIVE FIGHTNIGHT waxaa laga heli karaa barta internetka ee: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Wixii ugu dambeeyay ee dhacdooyinka Linacre Media iyo jadwalka warbaahinta, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.