RALEIGH, N.C. (Rau hli ntuj 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 Hnub vas xaum, Lub Xya hli ntuj 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.
Nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim loj, undefeated super flyweight Dewayne Beamon (11-0, 8 KOs) yuav siv tau 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 with eight knockouts. Tus 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. In his last bout, 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 Lub Xya hli ntuj 29 in Raleigh, and when the smoke clears this will be just another opportunity I conquered.”
Rodriguez, of Mazatlan, Mexico has a record of 32-5 nrog 19 knockouts, and is a former WBA Interim Flyweight world champion. Tus 27 year-old won that crown with a 12-round split decision over Nethra Sasiprapa (27-1) on 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 Lub ib hlis ntuj 29 in China.
The show is promoted by Cynation Sports, Free Agent Boxing and Stop Running Promotions.
Rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj, live from the Abundant Life Center in Raleigh, Kiv cua yuav cia siab tias ib feem high-tej yam, Koob yees duab streaming kev nrog graphics, animations, replays, interviews and a professional announce team. Muab spectators nrog ib tug mas-interactive ringside kev, commentators yuav nug thiab teb cov lus nug los ntawm cov neeg tuaj saib Facebook thoob plaws hauv xov.
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, sib tham sib tham, fan-friendly production saw 9,021 live post engagements for the show, which included 5,000 “nyiam” los sis “Hlub,” 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,” Hais Mark Fratto, Thawj Xibfwb ntawm Linacre Media. “We’re looking forward to all of the action in the heart of ACC Basketball Country.”
Tsim thiab ua los ntawm Linacre Media tawm hauv New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, replays thiab qab-tus-scenes saib thiab sib tham. Tus streamed qhia tau hais tias muaj nyob ntiaj teb no qhov twg Facebook muaj nyob. Cov teg num tsis tsuas enables kiv cua ntawm thoob ntiaj teb qhib rau, Tiam sis kuj muab up-and-coming fighters lub ntiaj teb no platform showcase lawv peev xwm, muab promoters ib accessible “tshaj tawm hauv xov” Cov tshuaj thiab muab sponsors muaj peev xwm mus cuag ib pawg neeg tuaj saib ntawm branded ntsiab lus.
Rau Rau hli ntuj 23, the Facebook fight series heads to Rosemont, Ill., for a Windy City showdown with Hitz Boxing Promotions thiab Round 3 Productions. A Lub Xya hli ntuj 15 date in Phoenix, Ariz., nrog 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.
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