NEW YORK (Sju. 13, 2017) –
After attracting more than 200,000
viewers in each of its last two shows, Facebook
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE continues its September programming by aligning with one of the longest-running fight series anywhere.
The tech-forward,
fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform now partners with DiBella Entertainment to deliver the next edition of the promotion’s “Broadway Boxing,”
live from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut.
“I am thrilled to bring Broadway Boxing to such a wide-reaching social media platform as Facebook via FightNight LIVE,” sa Lou DiBella, VD för DiBella Entertainment. “We are streaming the entire card for free and will have a terrific team of commentators calling the action, with Showtime’s Corey Erdman, boxing/MMA star Heather Hardy, and Hartford, Connecticut’s former world title challenger John Scully. Viewers will be treated to a great lineup featuring New England heavyweight champion Alexis Santos facing Ireland’s Niall Kennedy i Main Event, along with middleweight contender Ievgen Khytrov, popular female fighter Shelly Vincent, East Hartford’s Mykquan Williams and other local talent on the undercard.”
Headlining the night in a 10-round heavyweight battle of local rivals, Alexis Santos (18-1, 15 Kos), av Lawrence, Mass., clashes with Ireland’s Niall Kennedy (8-0, 5 Kos), fighting out of Boston, Mäss. Co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Fight Promotions Inc., mellanvikt utmanare Ievgen “The Ukranian Lion” Khytrov (14-1, 12 Kos), av Brooklyn, N.Y., battles upset-minded specialist Derrick “Superman” Findley (27-21-1, 18 Kos), of Gary, Ind., over eight rounds in the co-main event. New England fan favorite “Förunderliga” Mykquan Williams (7-0, 4 Kos), of East Hartford, Conn., will return against battle-tested Evincii Dixon, Lancaster, Penn., over six rounds. In a special feature attraction women’s eight-round junior lightweight battle, Shelly “Shelito Way” Vincent(19-1, 1 KO) rutor av mot Angel “Nonstop” Gladney (9-12-1, 6 Kos).
“We’ve seen Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE grow into a truly global platform over the first five months, and we’re pleased that so many promoters have taken notice. Fredagens card with DiBella Entertainment features quality bouts with international standouts and regional stars, and we’re excited that a long-running, high-quality series like Broadway Boxing has found a new home on Facebook,” sa Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media.
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 “Real Deal Promotions: Empire State” från Resorts World Casino (224,658), the August “Super Lördag” från Foxwoods (203,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), the May “Slugfest på solen” from Mohegan Sun (45,000) and the June “Rosemont Rumble” från 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.
Utöver de råa tittandet numren, det fullt interaktiva, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 71,000 kollektiva levande placera uppdrag (14,000-plus per show), inklusive mer än 40,400 “gillar” eller “älskar,” mer än 10,300 comments and 3,200-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 procent män, 24 procent kvinnor. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, som omfattar approximativt 30 procent av publiken, i genomsnitt.
The Sept. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: 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 Lördag” show sticker ut individuellt med 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, med 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “gillar” eller “älskar,” 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).
På fredag natt, Sju. 15, live from Foxwoods, fans kan förvänta sig en stor genomslagskraft, flera kameror streaming upplevelse komplett med grafik, animationer, repriser, interviews and an announce team anchored by blow-by-blow announcer Corey Erdman of Showtime, VICE Boxing Scene. Erdman will be joined on the show by former world-ranked light heavyweight “Iceman” John Scully, Brooklyn’s own WBC International Female Female Super Bantamweight titleholder Heather “The Heat” Hardy and DiBella himself as analysts. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, kommentatorer kommer att be och svara på frågor från Facebook publiken hela sändningen.
Skapad och producerad av Linacre Media av New York City, den FIGHTNIGHT LIVE serien har professionella announcers, flera kameravinklar, TV grafik, repriser och bakom-kulisserna-tillgång och intervjuer. De strömmade visar är tillgängliga globalt varhelst Facebook är tillgängligt. Initiativet inte bara gör det möjligt för fans från hela världen för att ställa in, men ger också up-and-coming kämpar en global plattform för att visa upp sina förmågor, ger promotorer en tillgänglig “sändning” lösning och ger sponsorer möjlighet att nå en masspublik via branded content.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 datum kommer att tillkännages officiellt under de kommande veckorna.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE finns online på: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
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