NEW YORK (Feb. 15, 2018) – The million-view mountaintop has been summitted by the FIGHTNIGHT moyo mndandanda, with sights set only higher for what is to come in 2018. The ten month-old, fan-friendly Facebook platform has already featured two outstanding fight cards in the first six weeks of the New Year – and up next: Feb. 23-24 back-to-back-to-back Friday ndipo Loweruka shows spanning from the casinos of New England to the Boardwalk of Atlantic City.
The interactive series that – among other aspects – prides itself on the real-time conversations held between fight commentators and the viewing audience recorded new high-marks with 5,033 in-show comments and 3,421 total hours viewed in Philadelphia last Saturday. The ultimate result of all of the show-by-show views, the series interactivity and the global reach of the Facebook platform throughout the U.S.A. and also to significant audiences in the U.K., Mexico and South America – FIGHTNIGHT LIVE surpassed a new milestone by reaching its 1,067,435th view in only its 12th show.
“THANK YOU, nkhondo mafani! We’re extremely proud that Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has provided free, action-packed events for more than a million fans in just over nine months, by posting a show-by-show average audience of nearly 90,000,” anati Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media. “But beyond the numbers, we’re really pleased with the way the shows have been presented, using multiple promoter-friendly production models. We’ve been able to showcase up-and-coming fighters to fight fans all over the world, and help them expand their bases. And we’ve been able to invite our viewers to be part of the action by fostering real-time interaction between our broadcasters and viewers on the fight activity, the decisions and the knockouts; it’s the next-best thing to having a ringside seat.”
Over the first nine-plus months of programming, the numbers on the 12-show FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series have showed promise and potential for the new platform with an average of close to 90,000 fight fans tuning in per event and more than one-million fans served.
The Zisanu Ndi Ziwiri. 9 “Real Pezani Zokwezedwa: ufumu State” kuchokera Resorts World Casino (225,000), August CES “Super Loweruka” kuchokera Foxwoods (203,000), ndi Sept. CES “Didimo Mtsinje Twinbill” kuchokera Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) onse aposa 150,000 maganizo, and collectively the 12-show series saw a total of more than 21,000 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 1,067,435-plus users across all devices.
Kuwonjezera pa manambala yaiwisi viewership, nazonso-zokambirana, fan-friendly productions have seen kuposa 142,000 gulu moyo engagements positi (pafupifupi 12,000 per show), including almost 97,000 “amakonda” kapena “amakonda,” kuposa 22,000 comments and almost 6,000 shares.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 peresenti amuna, 24 peresenti akazi. The top demographic is comprised of males ages 25-34, lomwe limalamulira pafupifupi 30.0 peresenti ya omvetsera, pafupifupi.
The Zisanu Ndi Ziwiri. 9 “Real Pezani Zokwezedwa: ufumu State” set a new bar with 224,658 maganizo ndi Zisanu Ndi Ziwiri. 15-16 DiBella-CES doubleheader carried the series to three-quarters-of-a-million views in just over four months. The Feb. 10 Hard-Hitting Promotions “Philly Fight Night” amasonyeza chionekera payekha ndi 3,421 live hoursof content viewed, pamene Zisanu Ndi Ziwiri. 15 DiBella card saw kuposa 40,000 Mwanjira wowerenga including almost 39,000 “amakonda” kapena “amawakonda.”
The FIGHTNIGHT LIVE page on Facebook has more than 80,000 fans and more than 82,000 followers.
Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has been delivered to fans absolutely free since its May 2017
launch courtesy of series corporate partners like Elite Heat Water,
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BallWasH (
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Many FIGHTNIGHT LIVE cards are called by world-renowned blow-by-blow announcer Ray Flores of Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Maseŵera a nkhonya, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Networks. Often joining Flores ringside are analysts like Michael Woods of the TalkBox Podcast, NYFights.com and Ring TV. Marc Abrams of AWE, NBC Sports Philadelphia, 15Rounds.com and AbramsBoxing.com and Xavier Porter of BrooklynFights.com and Notorious Boxing are frequent contributors while pro fighters like former IBF and WBA World Champion Paulie Malignaggi and Top Ten world-ranked light heavyweight Mike Lee have provided expert analysis from the broadcast booth. Locally-based ringside reporters with significant social media followings are often employed for weigh-in day “behind the scenes” taped interviews and post-fight reports.
Analengedwa ndi opangidwa ndi Linacre Media kuchoka ku New York City, ndi FIGHTNIGHT moyo mndandanda zimaonetsa kuti analengeza akatswiri, kumathandiza kupeza ngodya zabwino angapo kamera, yakanema zithunzi, replays ndi kumbuyo-ndi-zithunzi mwayi ndi zoyankhulana. The mapulogalamu akukhamukira zilipo lonse kulikonse Facebook akupezeka. The kanthu osati chimathandiza mafani padziko lonse kwa khutu, koma limaperekanso mmwamba-ndi-akubwera omenyana nsanja lonse akuonetsa luso lawo, amapereka ochirikiza ndi Kufikika “kuulutsidwa” njira ndi amapereka othandizira luso kufika omvera misa kudzera zili kuwasindikiza.
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Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Pakuti atsopano zochitika Linacre Media ndi kuulutsa ndandanda, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.
