Chicago (June 19, 2017) – After a successful pilot that was viewed by more than 40,000 boxing fans live on Facebook, FIGHTNIGHT LIVE hits the Chicago area on Friday, June 23, from Rosemont, Jirrado., with hardware on the line in a rematch of a hotly-contested draw as Mike “Hollywood” Jimenez (20-1-1, 14 KOs) iyo “Son of the Legend” Haaruun Pryor, Jr. (19-10-2, 12 KOs) square off in a ten-round main event for the WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Championship.
Longtime Chicago fan favorite and perennial contender Donovan “Da Bomb” George, (25-7-2, 22 KOs) will join his previously-announced #BOMBSQUAD teammate Jimenez in an eight-round light heavyweight co-feature. Undefeated in his hometown of Chicago, George will be fighting locally for the first time oo saddexdii sannadoodba, facing off against area arch-nemesis Derrick “Superman” Findley (26-21-1, 17 KOs) of Gary, Indiana.
Legendary Chicago-based National Anthem singer Jim Cornelison will once again honor our country prior to the start of the main event – fans can catch that highly-anticipated performance along with all of the action in the ring live on Facebook.
“It’s a tremendous honor to take our Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE platform to the Windy City area. It’s becoming a national platform already during its infancy – with East Coast and West Coast dates on the calendar and now this opportunity in the No. 3 media market in America – and we’ve been thrilled with the response from fight fans so far,” sheegay Mark Fratto, Maamulaha Linacre Media. “We’re looking forward to working with the Village of Rosemont, as well as legendary promoters like Bobby Hitz iyo Frank Mugnolo on this card.”
The numbers on the May 11 FIGHTNIGHT LIVE pilot from Mohegan Sun Resort showed 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. In addition to the raw numbers, si buuxda u-dhexgal, fan-friendly production saw 9,021 live post engagements for the show, kaas oo ka mid ahaa 5,000 “kooxaha” ama “jecel yahay,” 2,989 comments and 628 shares.
On Friday habeen, June 23, live from The Dome at The Ballpark in Rosemont, 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 Ray Flores of Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Boxing, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Network boxing fame. 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.
Joining the broadcast team will be world-ranked light heavyweight, Mike Lee.
University of Notre Dame alum Lee (19-0, 10 KOs) is ranked No. 12 by WBO ah, Ha. 12 by the IBF and No. 14 by WBC ah, and was originally scheduled to be in the main event but now joins Flores for expert analysis. Television host Danielle Robay of WCIU-Chicago and Entertainment Caawa, NBC-4 Los Angeles and HLN-fame will bring fans exclusive pre-and post-fight interviews from ringside.
Abuuray oo soo saaray Linacre Media ka soo City New York, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, 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.
A July 15 date in Phoenix, Ariz., la Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions has already been released on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE calendar. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE strap season continues on Saturday, July 29, in Raleigh, N.C., as Tar Heel State undefeated super flyweight Dewayne Beamon competes for the IBO Inter-Continental and UBF World Junior Bantamweight titles. 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. Wixii ugu dambeeyay ee dhacdooyinka Linacre Media iyo jadwalka warbaahinta, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
