NEW YORK (March 14, 2018) – Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has something for everyone Saturday this as the fan-friendly and completely FREE platform celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in Boston with the Dropkick Murphys and Murphys Boxing. Music fans and fight fans from across the nation and around the globe can catch the Dropkick Murphys in concert and an outstanding card with international appeal on any device wherever Facebook is available from 7-10 p.m., brought to fans by the promotion born out of the Dropkick Murphys popular Celtic punk band.
Following the three-hour FREE show – featuring Dropkick Murphys music, fighter interviews and four free bouts live from the House of Blues adjacent to Fenway Park – fans can tune into the iN Demand, Vubiquity, DISH and the FITE.TV app for four more pay-per-view fights and a live acoustic set from the band. Canadian fight fans can tune in via Super Channel.
“Times are changing for boxing just like streaming changed music. We are proud of the fights we are putting on and the big audiences we are drawing, and it’s great for our fighters to get the exposure,” sheegay Ken Casey, Dropkick Murphys Frontman and President and Founder, Murphys Boxing.
Recently surpassing 1.2 million views for the series, Sabtida ee St. Patrick’s Day Clash continues FIGHTNIGHT LIVE’s meteoric 10-month rise, which has already included five live shows in the first two months of the New Year.
“We’re excited to continue our two-fight promotion with Murphys Boxing and can’t wait to hoist a pint with them during our St. Patrick’s Day show in Boston,” sheegay Mark Fratto, Maamulaha Linacre Media. “Facebook is a terrific medium to deliver these great early fights and interviews for free, and set the St. Paddy’s tone with some great music from Ken Casey and the fellas. We encourage fight fans and music fans to check out the PPV portion as well, there’s more music and unbelievable action coming up later in the evening.”
As part of the Facebook bouts, New England champion Greg “The Villain” Vendetti (17-2-1, 10 KOs) of Stoneham, Mass., qaadanaysaa Engleberto Valenzuela(11-12, 3 KOs) of Mexico; the Fighting Pride of the Yezidi People Yurik “Don’t Be Sorry, Be Careful” Mamedov (6-1, 3 KOs) ee Brooklyn, N.Y.. kulmay Daniel Sostre(13-16-1, 5 KOs), or Puerto Rico; featherweight Amanda Pavone (2-0, 1 KO) or Burlington, Mass. Faces Sarah Click (ee ugu horeeyay) ee Framingham, Mass.; and lightweight Tomas Romain (6-1) ee Brooklyn, N.Y.. qaadanaysaa Israel Rojas (13-20, 5 KOs) of Mexico.
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 82,153 fight fans tuning in per event and more than 1.2 million fans served.
The Todoba. 9 “Dalacaad Deal Real: Empire State” ka jiga World Casino (225,000), August Waxaaad ah “Super Saturday” ka Foxwoods (203,000) and the Sept. Waxaaad “Twin River Twinbill” ka Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) oo dhan kaalinta 150,000 views, and collectively the 15-show series has seen a total of almost 28,000 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 1,232,299 users across all devices.
Waxa intaa dheer in tirada daawadayaasha cayriin, si buuxda u-dhexgal, fan-friendly productions have seen in ka badan 155,000 bogaadiyay post live wadareed(in ka badan 10,000 per show), including almost 103,000 “kooxaha” ama “jecel yahay,” in ka badan 27,000 comments and more than 7,000 shares.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 boqolkiiba rag, 24 boqolkiiba dumarka. The top demographic is comprised of males ages 25-34, taas oo ka kooban ku dhawaad 30.0 boqolkiiba dhagaystayaasha, celcelis ahaan.
The Todoba. 9 “Dalacaad Deal Real: Empire State” set a new bar with 224,658 views iyo Todoba. 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” show taagan si gaar ah leh 3,421 live hours of content viewed, halka Todoba. 15 DiBella card saw in ka badan 40,000 isdhexgalka siladda including almost 39,000 “kooxaha” ama “jecel yahay.”
The FIGHTNIGHT LIVE page on Facebook has more than 80,000 Taageerayaasha iyo in ka badan 82,000 followers. And Facebook itself has taken notice – the world’s No. 1 social network recently profiled FIGHTNIGHT LIVE on its “Success Stories” media blog, noting the series’ use of industry best practices for production and interactivity:
https://www.facebook.com/facebookmedia/success-stories/fightnight
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) and BallWash (ballwash.com).
On Saturday, March 17, live from live from the House of Blues in Boston, Taageerayaasha filan karaa a-saameyn sare, multi-camera-aragnimo Streaming dhamaystiran la muuqaallo kale, animations, celiskii, interviews and an announce team anchored by blow-by-blow announcer Ray Flores of Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Boxing, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Network, oo ah falanqeeye Marc Abrams of AWE, NBC Sports Philadelphia, 15Rounds.com iyo AbramsBoxing.com. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, Mufasiriinta ku weydiin doonaan oo ay ka jawaabaan su'aalo ka dhagaystayaasha Facebook oo dhan daayey.
Abuuray oo soo saaray Linacre Media ka soo City New York, taxane LIVE FIGHTNIGHT ku qoreysa announcers xirfadeed, xaglo camera badan, naqshadeynta television, ku celiskii la daawaday iyo dibba-the-Muuqaallo helitaanka iyo waraysiyo. The shows huleeshay waxaa laga heli karaa meel kasta oo adduunka Facebook waxaa laga heli karaa. Barnaamijkan ayaa ah ma aha oo kaliya awood taageerayaasha oo dunida ku baahsan si habayn ah ee, laakiin sidoo kale siiya Xarakada ilaa-iyo-soo socda madal caalami ah ku soo bandhigaan awoodooda, siinayaa dhiirrigeliyeyaasha heli karo ah “idaacadahooda” Xalka iyo siinayaa maal-awood u leh inay gaaraan dhagaystayaasha a mass via content ku tilmaamay.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Spring 2018 taariikhaha la rasmi ah lagu dhawaaqi doonaa toddobaadyada soo socda.
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