Fan-friendly, interactive FREE platform to make Texas debut, marking tenth state appearance for the series. Online: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE/

TSHIAB YORK (Nov. 27, 2018) – Now approaching four million series views, FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Powered by Everlast is set to hit a few more milestones on Saturday, Dec. 1, nyob rau hauv San Antonio, Texas. Partnering once again with the legendary Roy Jones Jr. thiab Keith Veltre of RJJ Promotions, the interactive, fan-friendly series will hold its 25th show – live from its tenth state of origin – showcasing a pair of undefeated warriors with hardware on the line. Local flair will also be on display on any device wherever Facebook is available beginning at 6:30 p.m. E.T. (5:30 p.m. C.T.).

 

 

 

“Roy and I have always felt that live streaming would take the place of the old platforms of delivering fights,” hais Keith Veltre, CEO and Co-Founder of Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions. “This gives us the ability to reach millions of boxing fans around the world and enable us to deliver our sponsors a great deal of exposure we would normally get from traditional TV. This series is giving fighters the opportunity to showcase their talent to the world and gain a fan base. We are thrilled that this vision lines up exactly where Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions wants to be.”

 

 

 

Qhov no Saturday, Dec. 1, from the fabled Scottish Rite Theatre in San Antonio features a 10-round main event between undefeated super lightweights Kendo Castaneda (14-0, 7 Kos) thiab Gilbert Venegas Jr. (10-0, 6 Kos), who will battle for the vacant WBA-NABA title. Locally-promoted favorites Ricky Medina (1-0, 1 KO), Luis Villarreal (3-0-1, 1 KO), Xavier Wilson (8-0-1, 1 KO) and others will put their undefeated records on the line as part of a stacked undercard.

 

 

 

“Roy Jones Jr. and Keith Veltre have believed in our FIGHTNIGHT LIVE platform from the beginning and we’re thrilled to partner with them once again on what will be our 25th show in the series,” hais tias Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media. “We’re also excited to make our series debut in the Lone Star State, the tenth State in the Union for our FIGHTNIGHT LIVE shows. It’ll be a hot one in Texas to open our December schedule.”

 

 

 

Now in its second season, FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Powered by Everlast is the fan-friendly series that – among other aspects – prides itself on the real-time conversations held between fight commentators and the viewing audience. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has showcased more than 425 fighters and 13 promotions during 24 live event broadcasts from 16 different cities since May 2017, and in doing so, the interactive platform has generated the loyal interest of fight fans from across the United States and around the globe, including significant audiences in Mexico, the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, and even fans in South America, Asia and Australia.

 

 

 

• Since May 2017, the numbers on the 24-show FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series showed promise and potential for the new platform with an average of 151,269 views per eventthiab ntau tshaj 3.6 million total views for the franchise. Since Sept. 2018, Season II shows have averaged more than 315,000 views.

 

 

• The Sept. 2018 “Kings Boxing Tuesday Night Fights” (594,447) from the Sands in Bethlehem, the Nov. 2018 “Hard Hitting Showtime Collaboration” (372,662), the Oct. 2018 “Hard Hitting Philly Special” (297,545), the Oct. 2018 hour-long Bareknuckle “Freeview” (292,253), the Nov. 2018 “Titans In The Capital” (256,871), lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. 2017 “Real Deal Promotions: faj tim teb chaws State” los ntawm Resorts World Twv txiaj yuam pov (225,000), the August 2017 CES “Super Saturday” los ntawm Foxwoods (203,000), the Oct. 2018 CES “Super Saturday” los ntawm Foxwoods (196,656), lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. 2018 “Card Fit For Kings” from Philadelphia (195,620), lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. 2017 CES “Twin River Twinbill” los ntawm Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) and the March 17, 2018, Murphy’s “St. Patrick’s Day Clash” (151,253) all logged 150,000 or more views, and collectively the 24-show series has seen a total of more than 3,630,448 views across all devices.

 

 

• Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub nyoos viewership xov tooj, lub siab-sib tham sib, fan-friendly productions have seen ntau tshaj 320,000 collective nyob ncej engagements (ntau tshaj 13,000 per show), nrog rau ntau tshaj 250,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub,” ntau tshaj 43,000 comments and almost 15,000 shares.

 

 

• The Sept. 2018 “Kings Boxing Tuesday Night Fights” from the Sands in Bethlehem set a new bar with 594,447 viewsand the Sept. 2017 DiBella-CES doubleheader carried the series to three-quarters-of-a-million views in just over four months. The Sept. 2017 DiBella card saw ntau tshaj 40,000 tuav cov kev sib tshuam including almost 39,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub” and the March 17, 2018, 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 84,000 kiv cua thiab ntau tshaj90,000 followers.

 

 

 

Tsim thiab ua los ntawm Linacre Media tawm ntawm New York City, lub FIGHTNIGHT NYOB series nta kev announcers, ntau cov koob yees duab ces kaum, TV graphics, replays thiab qab-lub-scenes saib thiab sib tham. Lub streamed qhia tau hais tias yog muaj thooj plawv peb txog qhov twg Facebook yog muaj. Cov teg num tsis tau tsuas yog ua tom kiv cua los ntawm ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no mus tune nyob rau hauv, tab sis kuj muab-thiab-los tua hluav taws lub ntiaj teb no platform rau showcase lawv lub peev xwm, muab promoters ib tug siv tau “broadcast” tov thiab muab sponsors cov muaj peev xwm mus cuag ib tug loj cov neeg tuaj saib ntawm cov khoom muaj npe ntsiab lus.

 

 

 

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