NEW YORK (March 14, 2018) – Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has something for everyone a Saturday 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,” kwuru Ken Casey, Dropkick Murphys Frontman and President and Founder, Murphys Boxing.
Recently surpassing 1.2 million views for the series, Saturday si 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,” kwuru Mark Fratto, Isi nke 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, Mas., na-ewe ke Engleberto Valenzuela(11-12, 3 Kos) nke Mexico; the Fighting Pride of the Yezidi People Yurik “Don’t Be Sorry, Be Careful” Mamedov (6-1, 3 Kos) nke Brooklyn, N.Y.. osobo Daniel Sostre(13-16-1, 5 Kos), or Puerto Rico; featherweight Amanda Pavone (2-0, 1 Ko) or Burlington, Uka. Faces Sarah Click (n'ihi na mpụta mbụ) nke Framingham, Mas.; and lightweight Tomas Romain (6-1) nke Brooklyn, N.Y.. na-ewe ke Israel Rojas (13-20, 5 Kos) nke 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 Asaa. 9 “Real Deal n'ọkwá: alaeze Ukwu State” si Resorts World cha cha (225,000), na August CES “Super Saturday” si Foxwoods (203,000) and the Sept. CES “Ejima River Twinbill” si Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) niile topped 150,000 echiche, 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.
Na mgbakwunye na raw viewership nọmba, zuru-mmekọrịta, fan-friendly productions have seen karịrị 155,000 mkpokọta ndụ post engagements(karịrị 10,000 per show), including almost 103,000 “amasị” ma ọ bụ “hụrụ n'anya n'anya,” karịrị 27,000 comments and more than 7,000 shares.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 percent ikom, 24 percent inyom. The top demographic is comprised of males ages 25-34, nke na-agụnye ihe dị 30.0 percent nke na-ege ntị, na nkezi.
The Asaa. 9 “Real Deal n'ọkwá: alaeze Ukwu State” set a new bar with 224,658 echiche na Asaa. 15-16 DiBella-CES doubleheader carried the series to three-quarters-of-a-million views in just over four months. The -Ahụ. 10 Hard-Hitting Promotions “Philly Fight Night” show guzo n'otu n'otu na 3,421 live hours of content viewed, mgbe Asaa. 15 DiBella card saw karịrị 40,000 ekiri interactions including almost 39,000 “amasị” ma ọ bụ “hụrụ n'anya n'anya.”
The FIGHTNIGHT LIVE page on Facebook has more than 80,000 Fans na ihe karịrị 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, Fans nwere ike na-atụ anya a elu-mmetụta, multi-igwefoto gụgharia ahụmahụ zuru ezu na ndịna, eserese, replays, 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, na nyocha Marc Abrams of AWE, NBC Sports Philadelphia, 15Rounds.com na AbramsBoxing.com. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, nkọwa ga-ajụ na-azaghachi ajụjụ si Facebook ege ntị ofụri na agbasa ozi n'ikuku.
Kere na-emepụta site Linacre Media nke New York City, na FIGHTNIGHT LIVE usoro atụmatụ ọkachamara announcers, multiple igwefoto akụkụ, telivishọn ndịna, replays na n'azụ na-Mpaghara ohere na ajụjụ ọnụ. The streamed na-egosi dị ụwa n'ebe ọ bụla Facebook dị. Ụzọ bụghị nanị na-enyere Fans si gburugburu ụwa na-akụ na, ma na-enye elu-and-abịa alụso a zuru ụwa ọnụ n'elu ikpo okwu ngosi ha ikike, enye akwalite ihe inweta “na agbasa ozi n'ikuku” ngwọta na-enye haziri nzukọ ike iru a uka na-ege ntị site na-ewere ọdịnaya.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Spring 2018 ụbọchị ga-eze mara ọkwa na-abịa izu.
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