I-NEW YORK (Feb. 15, 2018) – The million-view mountaintop has been summitted by the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series, 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 futhi Saturday 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, ukulwa fans! 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,” wathi 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 Isikhombisa. 9 “Real Deal Amaphromoshini: Empire State” kusukela Ezokungcebeleka Umhlaba Casino (225,000), August CES “Super Saturday” kusukela Foxwoods (203,000), i-Sept. CES “Twin River Twinbill” kusukela Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) zonke isipikili 150,000 ukubukwa, 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.
Ngaphezu okuluhlaza ukubukwa izinombolo, ngokugcwele-interactive, fan-friendly productions have seen ngaphezu kwe 142,000 collective bukhoma okuthunyelwe ukubandakanyeka (cishe 12,000 per show), including almost 97,000 “ukuthandwa” noma “othanda,” ngaphezu kwe 22,000 comments and almost 6,000 shares.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 amadoda amaphesenti, 24 amaphesenti abesifazane. The top demographic is comprised of males ages 25-34, okuyinto ihlanganisa cishe 30.0 amaphesenti izethameli, ngokwesilinganiso.
The Isikhombisa. 9 “Real Deal Amaphromoshini: Empire State” set a new bar with 224,658 ukubukwa kanye Isikhombisa. 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” umbukiso ivelele ngamunye 3,421 live hoursof content viewed, kanti Isikhombisa. 15 DiBella card saw ngaphezu kwe 40,000 umbukeli ekusebenzisaneni including almost 39,000 “ukuthandwa” noma “uthanda.”
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,
Montauk Iced Tea (
montaukbev.com),
Mr. Custom Made(
mrcustommade.com) futhi
BallWash (
ballwash.com).
Many FIGHTNIGHT LIVE cards are called by world-renowned blow-by-blow announcer Ray Flores of Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Boxing, 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.
Wadala futhi ezivezwa Linacre Abezindaba aphume-New York City, uchungechunge FIGHTNIGHT LIVE izici abasakazi lochwepheshe, engele ikhamera amaningi, ihluzo ithelevishini, replays nangemuva-the-izigcawu ukufinyelela futhi izingxoxo. The imibukiso asakazwayo ayatholakala jikelele nomaphi Facebook iyatholakala. Lo mkhankaso hhayi kuphela kwenza abalandeli ezivela emhlabeni wonke bashune, kodwa futhi kunikeza up-futhi-ozayo fighters platform global sikhangise amakhono abo, ukunika abagqugquzeli i kufinyeleleke “broadcast” isixazululo bese unikeza abaxhasi ikhono ukufinyelela izilaleli mass nge okuqukethwe uphawu.
Okuningi FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Winter / Spring 2018 izinsuku uzobe baziswa ngokomthetho emasontweni ezayo.
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Ukuze zakamuva Linacre Abezindaba imicimbi kanye ukusakaza isimiso, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.
