CHICAGO (Hunyo 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 Biyernes, Hunyo 23, from Rosemont, Masakiton., with hardware on the line in a rematch of a hotly-contested draw as Mike “Hollywood” Jimenez (20-1-1, 14 KOs) ug “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 sa tulo ka tuig, 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,” miingon Mark Fratto, Principal sa Linacre Media. “We’re looking forward to working with the Village of Rosemont, as well as legendary promoters like Bobby Hitz ug Frank Mugnolo on this card.”
The numbers on the Mayo 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, ang bug-os nga-interactive, fan-friendly production saw 9,021 live post engagements for the show, nga naglakip sa 5,000 “gusto” o “nahigugma,” 2,989 comments and 628 bahin.
Sa Biyernes sa gabii, Hunyo 23, live from The Dome at The Ballpark in Rosemont, fans makadahom sa usa ka high-impact, multi-camera streaming nga kasinatian kompleto sa motorsiklo, animation, replays, mga interbyu ug usa ka anunsyo nga pangkat nga giangkla sa nagpahibalo sa blow-by-blow Ray Flores sa Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Boxing, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Network boxing fame. Aron mahatagan ang mga tumatan-aw sa usa ka hingpit nga kasinatian nga singsing sa singsing, komentarista nga mangayo ug sa pagtubag sa mga pangutana gikan sa Facebook mamiminaw sa tibuok sibya.
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 pinaagi sa WBO, Buhata Dili. 12 by the IBF and No. 14 pinaagi sa WBC, 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 Karong gabhiona, NBC-4 Los Angeles and HLN-fame will bring fans exclusive pre-and post-fight interviews from ringside.
Gilalang ug gipatungha sa Linacre Media gikan sa New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series features multiple camera angles, graphics, replays ug sa likod-sa-eksena access ug mga interbyu. Ang midagayday shows anaa sa tibuok kalibutan bisan asa Facebook anaa. Ang inisyatibo dili lamang makahimo sa fans gikan sa tibuok kalibutan aron sa tune sa, apan usab nagahatag-ug-pag-anhi manggugubat sa usa ka global nga plataporma sa pagpakita sa ilang mga abilidad, naghatag magdadasig sa usa ka accessible “sibya” solusyon ug naghatag sponsors sa katakos sa pagkab-ot sa usa ka masa nga mamiminaw pinaagi sa branded sulod.
Usa ka Hulyo 15 date in Phoenix, Ariz., uban sa Roy Jones Jr.. Mga Pagpasiugda sa Boxing has already been released on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE calendar. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE strap season continues on Sabado, Hulyo 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.
Sunda ang tanan nga aksyon pinaagi sa social media sa FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE sa Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE sa Instagram ug @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ sa Twitter, or by using the hashtag#FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Kay ang pinaka-ulahing mga panghitabo Linacre Media ug sa sibya eskedyul, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
