The reviews are in,
and the numbers are in,
and the decision is unanimous:
the debut of FIGHTNIGHT LIVE,
on Facebook Live Thursday evening from Mohegan Sun in Connecticut,
was a KO victory.
Watchers of the stream, which drew 37,000-plus “uniques” on fight night, and continues to draw clicks, enjoyed a Star Boxing main event topped by a junior middleweight scrap between vet Delvin Rodriguez and up ‘n comer Courtney Pennington.
More numbers: Fere 3,000 comments were shared by watchers during the four plus hour show, which provided incredible value for fans of the sweet science. Fans said things like, “This is the future of the sport, live FREE streaming.” “This stream is giving expose to young guns that would not ordinarily get it on broadcast TV!” “Lẹhin lalẹ ká streaming many will talk about it and many more will watch if there’s a next time, this is the bomb!”
“Mo ti pọ pẹlu awọn ọrọ awọn ibaraẹnisọrọ, emails and calls almost as soon as the stream started, Ati pe o jẹ igbadun pupọ lati wo awọn nọmba naa yipada lati 27 views at the start of the broadcast to 40,000-plus by now,” wi Mark Fratto, Ipò ti Linacre Media. “Bi ọpọlọpọ awọn miiran, A gbagbọ pe lọwọlọwọ ati ọjọ iwaju ti 'Televised’ Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai ati gbogbo awọn ere idaraya laaye jẹ oni-nọmba. Siwaju, Nipa fifi awọn iṣẹlẹ wọnyi sori ẹrọ facebook ti a pese ayika ibaraenisọrọ fun awọn egeb onijakidijagan lati ma wo awọn iṣẹlẹ nikan, ṣugbọn lati sopọ pẹlu ara wọn ki o pese asọye gidi-akoko ti ara wọn lakoko awọn ija. A gbagbọ ninu didara giga, iṣelọpọ iṣelọpọ ti o le fun awọn egeb ni ọfẹ si awọn ọgọọgọrun ti agbaye, Awọn oru ti Orilẹ-ede ati Agbegbe Agbegbe laisi fifọ banki ti olupapo ati paapaa laisi rubọ iru awọn egeb onijakidijagan ti wa lati nireti lati iriri wiwo wọn – ọpọ kamẹra awọn agbekale, ẹda aworan, replays ati sile-ni-sile wiwọle ati ojukoju. A ko fẹ awọn onijakidijagan ibile, Awọn alabara oni-nọmba ati awọn gige-aṣọ-okun lati ṣe alaye si igbiyanju lati wo awọn oluwo miiran’ Awọn ifunni laaye kuro awọn foonu wọn.”
Olugbeleke Joe DeGuardia went on air during the main event. He was visibly impressed and shared his enthusiasm while watching Pennington spring the upset.
“This has been incredible,” DeGuardia said. “It is great that fans will now be able to see more fights on a platform with massive reach. This is good for everyone and a perfect way for fighters to expand their fan base. I am pleased to be involved.”
Said boxing fan-favorite Ray Flores, who sat in the blow-by-blow chair, “It was an honor to be a part of FIGHTNIGHT LIVE and work with such talented individuals. I’m extremely excited about what the future has in store for the series. Die e sii ju ohunkohun, thank you to all the fight fans who tuned, shared it, and commented. Fan interaction and world class fights is the basis for FIGHTNIGHT LIVE. I cannot wait for the next show!”
“We want to have something of a distinct identity,” said analyst Michael Woods, who publishes NYFights.com and does the TALBOX podcast for Everlast. “We want watchers to be able to interact with us, be part of the show, have a voice. We also want to have fun, keep it loose at times, bi daradara. We will be incorporating that interactivity even more going forward. This series aims to be and I think is well on its way to establishing a paradigm in the space.”
“We firmly believe this new series is beneficial to all parties involved. More exposure for the sport and for the fighters,” said Fratto, whose production services company does 200 live events each year. “This production model is designed to be lean and cost-effective. And that enables us to cover more events, and with Facebook, we know we are being seen world wide and on a platform with a great deal of potential.”
Future FIGHTNIGHT LIVE dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE ti o wa online ni: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE/
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE lori Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Fun awọn titun Linacre Media iṣẹlẹ ati igbohunsafefe iṣeto, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents tabi #LinacreMediaOnTV.
