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FRIDAY’S “FIGHTNIGHT NYOB” ON FACEBOOK ROSEMONT RUMBLE TO FEATURE FAN-FRIENDLY ULTRACAST 360˚ AND VIRTUAL REALITY FEEDS

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Interactive live fight series flashes tech-forward features beginning June 23.
Chicago (Lub rau hli ntuj 22, 2017) – Bringing fight fans closer to the action than ever before, Linacre Media and ULTRACAST will partner to stream Friday tus FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Rosemont Rumble not only live in H.D. on Facebook, but in Facebook 360˚ and in ULTRACAST 360˚ Virtual Reality as well.
Supporters of the Sweet Science can take advantage of the multi-camera FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcast on Facebook as well as the fan-controlled Facebook 360˚ feature – both completely free wherever Facebook is available – and also check out all of the action in ULTRACAST 360˚ VR by downloading the ULTRACAST app and subscribing to the PPV feed for only $2.00. Available for IOS and Android, fans simply need to download the ULTRACAST app in the App store or by visiting www.ultracast.com/app.
“We are thrilled about partnering with Linacre and FIGHTNIGHT LIVE to provide fans the 360˚ Virtual Reality experience of the Rosemont Rumble”, said CEO of Ultracast, Dmitry Kozko.
“We’re excited to be able to capitalize on cutting-edge technology to give Friday night’s audience a ringside seat at the Rosemont Rumble,” hais tias Mark Fratto, Thawj xib fwb ntawm Linacre Media. “Our Facebook Live series continues to keep fight fans at the forefront, now with not just one – tab sis peb – free viewing experiences available.”
ULTRACAST is the premier app for live 360˚ and VR content, broadcasting – or better yet, ultracasting – unique, exclusive perspectives of events to millions of mobile phones, worldwide. ULTRACAST takes viewers ringside at fights, allows them to be part of the back-stage drama, celebrate the win on the podium or feel the front-row excitement of a concert; getting up-close and personal, thiab yuav “beyond live”. Get the latest updates with ULTRACAST by following ULTRACASTLIVE on Facebook and @Ultracastlive on Twitter and Instagram.
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, Lub rau hli ntuj 23, from Rosemont, Mob., with hardware on the line in a rematch of a hotly-contested draw as Mike “Hollywood” Jimenez (20-1-1, 14 Kos) thiab “Son of the Legend” Aaron 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 nyob rau hauv peb lub xyoo, 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 or in VR via the ULTRACAST app.
“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,” said Fratto. “We’re looking forward to working with the Village of Rosemont, as well as legendary promoters like Bobby Hitz and Frank Mugnolo on this card.”
The numbers on the Tej zaum 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, lub siab-sib tham sib, fan-friendly production saw 9,021 live post engagements for the show, uas muaj 5,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub,” 2,989 comments and 628 feem.
Nyob rau hnub Friday hmo ntuj, Lub rau hli ntuj 23, live from The Dome at The Ballpark in Rosemont, kiv cua yeej yuav tau txais ib tug high-tej yam, multi-camera streaming experience – now also available in 360˚ and ULTRACAST VR – complete with graphics, animations, replays, 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, commentators yuav nug thiab teb cov lus rau cov lus nug los ntawm cov Facebook cov neeg tuaj saib thoob plaws hauv lub tshaj tawm hauv xov.
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 los ntawm lub WBO, Ua Tsis. 12 by the IBF and No. 14 los ntawm lub Qhov, and was originally scheduled to be in the main event but now joins Flores for expert analysis. Television hostDanielle Robay of WCIU-Chicago and Entertainment Tonight, NBC-4 Los Angeles and HLN-fame will bring fans exclusive pre-and post-fight interviews from ringside.
Tsim thiab ua los ntawm Linacre Media tawm ntawm New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, 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.
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. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE strap season continues on Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 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.
FIGHTNIGHT NYOB muaj nyob online ntawm: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Ua raws txhua qhov kev txiav txim ntawm kev tshaj xov xwm ntawm Facefighting hauv Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag#FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Rau qhov tseeb Linacre Media txheej xwm thiab tshaj tawm hauv xov lub sij hawm, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
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Hloov tshiab: “FIGHTNIGHT NYOB” ON FACEBOOK BREEZES INTO THE WINDY CITY FOR JUNE 23 SHOWDOWN

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Next official date set for fan-friendly, interactive live fight series which drew 43,000 views for May pilot; World-ranked boxer Mike Lee to join Ray Flores, reporter Danielle Robay on broadcast team.
Chicago (Lub rau hli ntuj 19, 2017) – After a successful pilot that was viewed by more than 40,000 boxing fans live on Facebook, FIGHTNIGHT NYOB hits the Chicago area on Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 23, from Rosemont, Mob., with hardware on the line in a rematch of a hotly-contested draw as Mike “Hollywood” Jimenez (20-1-1, 14 Kos) thiab “Son of the Legend” Aaron 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 nyob rau hauv peb lub xyoo, 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,” hais tias Mark Fratto, Thawj xib fwb ntawm Linacre Media. “We’re looking forward to working with the Village of Rosemont, as well as legendary promoters like Bobby Hitz thiab Frank Mugnolo on this card.”
The numbers on the Tej zaum 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, lub siab-sib tham sib, fan-friendly production saw 9,021 live post engagements for the show, uas muaj 5,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub,” 2,989 comments and 628 feem.
Nyob rau hnub Friday hmo ntuj, Lub rau hli ntuj 23, live from The Dome at The Ballpark in Rosemont, kiv cua yeej yuav tau txais ib tug high-tej yam, multi-koob yees duab streaming kev ua kom tiav nrog graphics, animations, replays, 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, commentators yuav nug thiab teb cov lus rau cov lus nug los ntawm cov Facebook cov neeg tuaj saib thoob plaws hauv lub tshaj tawm hauv xov.
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 los ntawm lub WBO, Ua Tsis. 12 by the IBF and No. 14 los ntawm lub Qhov, 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 Hmo no, NBC-4 Los Angeles and HLN-fame will bring fans exclusive pre-and post-fight interviews from ringside.
Tsim thiab ua los ntawm Linacre Media tawm ntawm New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, 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.
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. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE strap season continues on Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 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.
FIGHTNIGHT NYOB muaj nyob online ntawm: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Ua raws txhua qhov kev txiav txim ntawm kev tshaj xov xwm ntawm Facefighting hauv Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag#FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Rau qhov tseeb Linacre Media txheej xwm thiab tshaj tawm hauv xov lub sij hawm, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
Thaws TV, boxing, Premier Boxing Champions

Domonique Dolton & Justin DeLoach Training Camp Notes

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Super Welterweights Square-Off Friday, Xya. 16 in Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce TV Action From The Chelsea Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT
Las Vegas (Cuaj hlis 12, 2016) – Rising contenders Domonique Dolton thiab Justin DeLoach are set to meet in a pivotal matchup of highly regarded young fighters that serves as the co-main event of Premier Boxing Champions: Tus tom ntej Round rau thaws TV Friday, Xya. 16 los ntawm Lub Chelsea hauv Lub Cosmopolitan ntawm Las Vegas.
Televised coverage on Bounce TV begins at 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT thiab yog headlined los ntawm yav tas ntiaj teb tau zus ib Ishe “Qab Zib Shay” Smith battling once beaten contender Frank “Hais tsis zoo” Galarza.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, pib ntawm $29 thiab yog muag tam sim no. Tickets are available online at: www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 thiab www.ticketmaster.com.
Ntawm no yog dab tsi lub tua hluav taws yuav tsum tau hais txog kev kawm camp, their 10-round showdown and more:
How has training camp gone for this fight?
Domonique Dolton: “Training has been going well. My strategy has been to stick to conditioning. I swim twice a week and that’s something new that’s been added to my routine. It’s helped a lot with conditioning. I have a new coach, Theotrice Chambers, and we have great chemistry and the results will show come fight night.”
Justin DeLoach: “Kev kawm camp tau amazing. It’s really been a great camp. We’re doing all the physical and mental things we have to do for this fight. I’m keeping my head in the game and I’m focused. This team has been with me since the amateur days.”
What do you think of your opponent and how do you see this fight going stylistically?
DD: “From what I saw, he looks like a tough guy. We are not on the same level though. He’s fought a couple of undefeated guys, but it doesn’t compare to my level of fighting. My skills will speak for me. I put in the hard work. I won’t be thinking about the crowd; it will be tunnel vision for me in the ring. My style is a boxer-puncher and I’m willing to get inside if I have to. I can adapt and adjust in the ring and that’s my advantage over him.”
JD: “This fight is not going all night. I will break him down early in the fight. I have been studying him and I know Domonique better than he knows himself.”
What kind of problems does your opponent pose?
DD: “I don’t see any problems. I’m been in the ring with all types of guys. I’ve gone toe-to-toe with a lot of guys and I’ve seen a lot. I have the experience advantage. I have what it takes and I’m just on a different level than Justin DeLoach.”
JD: “I don’t feel like there are any problems going into this one. I am my biggest challenge. The only person who can beat me, is me. He’s just another body in the ring. I’m going to outthink him in there. I have been keeping my mind right and that’s going to help me out on fight night.”
What are you looking for in the future if you can get the win on Cuaj hlis 16?
DD: “This will probably be my last fight in the division. I will go down and pursue my career at 147-pounds. I believe I am a better and more natural fighter at 147-pounds. I have my names on guys at that weight, but for now I just want to make a name for myself. I’m looking to get a win and become a better fighter.”
JD: “I don’t feel the need to call anybody out. But if you have a belt, then I’m coming for you. It goes without saying that I want a title shot and I think I’m ready.”
Why do you believe you’ll be victorious on fight night?
DD: “I am going to win this fight. My confidence is sky high from the team I have been working with. I’m happy with the work I’ve been putting in. I have been training really hard and I believe in my ability. I have what it takes to win. I’m ready to put on a show for my family. I’m motivated by the negativity so the people against me will see what I bring come fight night.”
JD: “I feel like I’m bringing peace into this fight. I have nothing to prove and I’m trying to make a statement. He has more to lose than I do. I can only be Justin DeLoach. I am in this sport to challenge myself. The loss turned me into a better fighter. It humbled me and took a lot of pressure off of my shoulders. I am better than I’ve ever been before.”
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Thaws TV, boxing, Premier Boxing Champions

Exciting Contender Alexis Santiago Takes On Mexico’s Jose Cayetano Friday, Xya. 16 in Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce TV Action From The Chelsea Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

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Ntau! J’Leon Love vs. Dashon Johnson & Sharif Bogere vs. Luis Florez as Part of Exciting Undercard Lineup
Las Vegas (Cuaj hlis 8, 2016) – Super bantamweight contender Alexis “Tus ntshuab” Santiago (21-3-1, 8 Kos) will face Mexico’s Jose Cayetano (19-4, 9 Kos) in a 10-round showdown featured on Premier Boxing Champions: Tus tom ntej Round rau thaws TV Friday, Xya. 16 los ntawm Lub Chelsea hauv Lub Cosmopolitan ntawm Las Vegas.
The main event on Bounce TV will feature former world champion Ishe “Qab Zib Shay” Smith battling once beaten contender Frank “Hais tsis zoo” Galarza. Televised kev pab them nqi pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT and features a super welterweight showdown between Domonique Dolton thiab Justin DeLoach.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, pib ntawm $29 thiab yog muag tam sim no. Tickets are available online at: www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 thiab www.ticketmaster.com.
Additional undercard action features super middleweight contender J'Leon Hlub (22-1, 12 Kos) battling Dashon Johnson (21-19-3, 6 Kos) in a 10-round showdown and exciting contender Sharif “Tus tsov ntxhuav” Bogere (28-1, 19 Kos) taking on Colombia’sLuis Florez (21-4, 17 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super sib contest.
The stacked night of exciting matchups will feature light heavyweight Lionell Thompson (16-4, 10 Kos) in an eight-round bout against Chicago’s Donovan George (25-5-2, 22 Kos) plus super middleweight Lanell “KO” Bellows (16-1-1, 9 Kos) battling Mexico’s Fernando Castenada (18-10, 12 Kos) in an eight-round contest and undefeated Juan Heraldez (10-0, 7 Kos) kev noj nyob Mexico lub Reyes Sanchez (28-8-2, 15 Kos) in eight-rounds of welterweight action.
Rounding out the night is Memphis-born prospect Ladarius Miller (10-1, 2 Kos) tawm tsam unbeaten Maynard Allison (5-0, 4 Kos) in a six-round super lightweight bout and undefeated Sanjarbek Rakhmanov (4-0-1, 3 Kos) in a six-round welterweight contest.
Ib tug pro txij li thaum 2009, the 25-year-old Santiago is unbeaten in his last ten bouts and is coming off of a victory over Erik Ruiz in February. The Phoenix-native defeated Gustavo Molina, Javier Gallo and Antonio Tostado Garcia in 2015 and has not taken a loss since 2012. His most impressive triumphs came over once-beaten fighters Alex Rangel and Hanzel Martinez, both of whom he beat in 10-round bouts. He is set to take on the 29-year-old Cayetano who has fought professionally since 2009. Fighting out of Tijuana, Mexico, Cayetano lost a decision to Leo Santa Cruz in 2015 but has won his last two fights.
Ib tug ib zaug-ntaus contender ntawm 168-phaus, the 28-year-old Love bounced back from his lone defeat to defeat Scott Sigmon, Jason Escalera and Marcus Upshaw in 2015 before stopping Michael Gbenga in April to begin his 2016. Lub Inkster, Michigan haiv neeg yog tswv yeej tshaj Marco Antonio Periban, Derrick Findley thiab Lajuan Simon rau nws txoj kev mus contender raws li txoj cai. He takes on the exciting 28-year-old contender Johnson out of Escondido, California. He enters this fight coming off of back-to-back victories over Decarlo Perez and Victor Palacios.
A winner of his first 23 pro sib ntaus, Kev sib ntaus sib tua los ntawm Las Vegas thaum hais tias sawv cev nws haiv neeg Uganda. The 27-year-old has picked up up victories over Raymundo Beltran, Francisco Contreras and Manuel Levya across his career that dates back to 2008. He enters this bout on a five-fight winning streak and will take on the 29-year-old Florez out of Magangue, Colombia, Leej twg ua nws u.s. debut in February of this year.
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