RALEIGH, N.C. (Juni 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 Lørdag, Juli 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.
I hovedturneringen, undefeated super flyweight Dewayne Beamon (11-0, 8 KOs) vil ta på 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 med åtte knockouts. Den 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. I sin siste kamp, 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 Juli 29 in Raleigh, and when the smoke clears this will be just another opportunity I conquered.”
Rodriguez, av Mazatlan, Mexico har en rekord på 32-5 med 19 knockouts, and is a former WBA Interim Flyweight world champion. Den 27 year-old won that crown with a 12-round split decision over Nethra Sasiprapa (27-1) november 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 Januar 29 i Kina.
The show is promoted by Cynation Sports, Free Agent Boxing and Stop Running Promotions.
På lørdag natt, live from the Abundant Life Center in Raleigh, fans kan forvente en effekt, flerkamera streaming opplevelsen komplett med grafikk, animasjoner, replays, interviews and a professional announce team. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, kommentatorer vil spørre og svare på spørsmål fra Facebook publikum hele sendingen.
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, fullt interaktiv, fan-friendly production saw 9,021 live post engagements for the show, som inkluderte 5,000 “liker” eller “elsker,” 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,” sa Mark Fratto, Rektor Linacre Media. “We’re looking forward to all of the action in the heart of ACC Basketball Country.”
Laget og produsert av Linacre Media ut av New York by, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, replays og bak-kulissene-tilgang og intervjuer. De streamet viser er tilgjengelig globalt hvor Facebook er tilgjengelig. Initiativet ikke bare gjør at fans fra hele verden for å stille inn, men gir også up-and-coming jagerfly en global plattform for å vise frem sine evner, gir arrangører et tilgjengelig “kringkasting” løsning og gir sponsorer muligheten til å nå et stort publikum via branded content.
På Juni 23, the Facebook fight series heads to Rosemont, Ill., for a Windy City showdown with Hitz Boxing Promotions og Round 3 Produksjoner. A Juli 15 date in Phoenix, Arizona., med 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. For de nyeste Linacre Media arrangementer og kringkasting tidsplan, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
