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I-NEW YORK (April 13, 2018) – Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has showcased up-and-coming professional fighters since its inception 11 izinyanga ezedlulile, and next, the fan-friendly combat sports series looks to give fans a true preview of some blockbuster coming attractions. Boxing fans who want a first look at the future of the sport can tune in ngomgqibelo at 5:30 p.m. KANYE via any device wherever Facebook is available and catch upstate New York’s Olympic hopefuls live from Rochester on “The Road To Gold In Tokyo.”
“It’s been our mission since Day 1 to provide a platform for those young fighters who can really benefit from exposure to an audience of 100,000 or more on our Facebook channel,” wathi Mark Fratto, Amakhulu Linacre Abezindaba. “FIGHTNIGHT LIVE now takes this effort one step further by showcasing a young star in National Silver Gloves Champ Manny Gonzalez, and other U.S. National Team/USA Boxing hopefuls, live from the Main Street Armory in Rochester this weekend.”
Now approaching 1.4 million views for the series, NgoMgqibelo “Road To Gold” continues FIGHTNIGHT LIVE’s meteoric 11-month rise, which has already included six live shows in the first three months of 2018.
“As someone who has managed six world champions and numerous other boxing contenders over a thirty-year span, I am proud and excited to be an adviser to Fight Factory in presenting this unique program in conjunction with Linacre Media. Having managed three former American Olympians – Oscar De La Hoya, Larry Donald futhi Lawrence Clay Bey – I know that this series has a true opportunity to discover Olympic talent with the hope of bringing Olympic Gold back to the United States,” said Road To Gold adviser Stephen Nelson.
This Saturday’s three-plus hour show will feature Angel “Manny” Gonzalez, who captured the 110-lbs. crown at the 2018 National Silver Gloves Tournament, following up on his 2017 Silver Gloves national title. Other promising young amateurs to watch include the No. 1-ranked nine/ten year-old at 70 lbs. futhi 2018 Silver Gloves champion Fynest Cummings, the No. 2-ranked eight year-old and 2018 Silver Gloves silver medalist Javier Mitchell and four-time National Golden Gloves champion Lawrence “I Have A Dream” King, who works in the Monroe County Sherriff’s Department when not serving as a sparring partner for notable professional boxers.
“The Road to Gold is going to be a top-shelf amateur event that will create a solid platform for many local fighters. As the head trainer of Top 10 ranked professional boxer Willie Monroe Jr., and a positive role model in the community, we are just trying to give back to these kids who work so hard inside and outside of the gym,” wathi T.J. Nolan of Rochester Fight Factory. “These young athletes deserve to showcase their talents to the world and we are providing an opportunity for them to do so through this event. I am excited to see these young athletes get a chance show the world what they are made of.”
Over the first 10-plus months of programming, the numbers on the 16-show FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series have showed promise and potential for the new platform with an average of 86,393 fight fans tuning in per event and almost 1.4 million fans served.
The Isikhombisa. 9 “Real Deal Amaphromoshini: Empire State” kusukela Ezokungcebeleka Umhlaba Casino (225,000), August CES “Super Saturday” kusukela Foxwoods (203,000), i-Sept. CES “Twin River Twinbill” kusukela Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) and the March 17 Murphy’s “St. Patrick’s Day Clash” (150,001) all logged 150,000 or more views, and collectively the 16-show series has seen a total of more than 29,000 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 1,382,290 users across all devices.
n addition to the raw viewership numbers, ngokugcwele-interactive, fan-friendly productions have seen ngaphezu kwe 171,000 collective bukhoma okuthunyelwe ukubandakanyeka (ngaphezu kwe 10,500 per show), kuhlanganise kuka 115,000 “ukuthandwa” noma “othanda,” ngaphezu kwe 29,000 comments and more than 9,000 shares.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 amadoda amaphesenti, 24 amaphesenti abesifazane. The top demographic is comprised of males ages 25-34, okuyinto ihlanganisa cishe 30.0 amaphesenti izethameli, ngokwesilinganiso.
The Isikhombisa. 9 “Real Deal Amaphromoshini: Empire State” set a new bar with 224,658 ukubukwa kanye Isikhombisa. 15-16 DiBella-CES doubleheader carried the series to three-quarters-of-a-million views in just over four months. The Feb. 10 Hard-Hitting Promotions “Philly Fight Night” umbukiso ivelele ngamunye 3,421 live hours of content viewed, kanti Isikhombisa. 15 DiBella card saw ngaphezu kwe 40,000 umbukeli ekusebenzisaneni including almost 39,000 “ukuthandwa” noma “othanda” and the March 17 Murphy’s “St. Patrick’s Day Clash” set a new high-water mark for shares with 2,182.
The FIGHTNIGHT LIVE page on Facebook has more than 80,000 fans futhi ngaphezu 83,000 followers. And Facebook itself has taken notice – the world’s No. 1 social network recently profiled FIGHTNIGHT LIVE on its “Success Stories” media blog, noting the series’ use of industry best practices for production and interactivity:
https://www.facebook.com/facebookmedia/success-stories/fightnight
Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has been delivered to fans absolutely free since its May 2017 launch courtesy of series corporate partners like Elite Heat Water, Montauk Iced Tea (montaukbev.com), Mr. Custom Made (mrcustommade.com) and BallWash (ballwash.com).
Ngomgqibelo, April 14, live from live from the Main Street Armory in Rochester, N.Y., abalandeli bangalindela anomthelela, multi-ikhamera ukusakaza kuphelile ihluzo, Opopayi, replays, interviews and an announce team anchored by blow-by-blow announcer Ray Flores of Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Boxing, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Network. Joining Flores is Rochester native and two-time world title challenger and top contender Willie “Mongoose” Monroe, Jr., and area sportscaster John DiTullio from The Brother Wease Show and DiTullio and Moran, both carried via I Heart Media stations. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, Abahlaziyi uzokubuza futhi uphendule imibuzo esuka kuzithameli Facebook kulo ukusakaza.
“As someone who is proud to represent the Rochester community, I couldn’t be more proud of our own local boxers who will be participating in this weekend’s Road to Gold in Tokyo amateur boxing event at the Main Street Armory,” said Monroe. “I know the hard work and dedication it takes and I know that they have what it takes to make us all proud. I salute each and every one of them.”
Wadala futhi ezivezwa Linacre Abezindaba aphume-New York City, uchungechunge FIGHTNIGHT LIVE izici abasakazi lochwepheshe, engele ikhamera amaningi, ihluzo ithelevishini, replays nangemuva-the-izigcawu ukufinyelela futhi izingxoxo. The imibukiso asakazwayo ayatholakala jikelele nomaphi Facebook iyatholakala. Lo mkhankaso hhayi kuphela kwenza abalandeli ezivela emhlabeni wonke bashune, kodwa futhi kunikeza up-futhi-ozayo fighters platform global sikhangise amakhono abo, ukunika abagqugquzeli i kufinyeleleke “broadcast” isixazululo bese unikeza abaxhasi ikhono ukufinyelela izilaleli mass nge okuqukethwe uphawu.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Spring and Summer 2018 izinsuku uzobe baziswa ngokomthetho emasontweni ezayo.
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