Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver and others think new voting app could re-engage boxing fans

LOS ANGELES — Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver, the former light-heavyweight world champion and star of Rocky Balboa, is allowing his fans to vote via Bedloo on various questions that will help him make decisions leading up to his return fight against fellow veteran Mike Sheppard on Nov. 26 on Fox Sports 1 as the featured bout of Golden Boy Live, Boxing’s popular new fight series.

Bedloo is a free voting platform that allows users to post a two-choice question with photos, videos or audio files for a side-by-side comparison. Each Bedloo question can be shared on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus while all votes are tallied in real time.

“Bedloo is a fun voting app that allows the opinion of my fans to really matter,” says Tarver, who is preparing for his first fight in more than 15 months. “With Bedloo, I can ask my fans questions like which music I should warm up to or what color should my mouthpiece be and things like that,” added Tarver. Bedloo’s robust voting platform also allows users to embed Bedloo questions on any website or blog thus creating a shareable viral voting component that has become very attractive to athletes, artists and brands. “We are ecstatic that Antonio has chosen Bedloo as an innovative way to interact with his fan base and keep them engaged as he pursues his dream of winning another world title,” says Daron Destiny, CEO of Bedloo. “In this age of crowdsourcing, athletes can benefit greatly as their fans and followers vote on their two-choice questions.”

The Bedloo mobile app officially launched in August and is fully integrated with the major social media platforms mentioned earlier plus YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, and Bing. To vote on Antonio Tarver’s Bedloo questions, simply download the Bedloo App from the App store and follow Antonio Tarver or visit www.bedloo.com/antoniotarver from any mobile device to sign up for free and follow Antonio Tarver.

Tarver vs. Sheppard on Tuesday, Nov. 26 will be presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona and O’Reilly Auto Parts. The FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes bi-lingual simulcast will air live at 8.