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boxing, FITETV, Super Channel

ST. PATRICK’S DAY CLASH 3: Danny O'Connor VS. STEVE CLAGGETT

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WBC Silver International Junior Welterweight Championship

Lub peb hlis ntuj 17, 2018 * House of Blues * Boston, Massachusetts

LIVE ON PPV & SUPER CHANNEL
10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT
St. Patrick’s Day Clash 3
Danny O’Connor vs. Steve Claggett title fight &
Ua Tsis. 1 junior featherweight contender T.J. Doheny
Hiav txwv. 17 on PPV & Super Channel
LIVE from Boston
Ntau, special Dropkick Murphys live acoustic set
TSHIAB YORK CITY (Lub peb hlis ntuj 7, 2018) – “St. Patrick’s Day Clash 3” will air on Pay-Per-View, as well as on Super Channel in Canada,pib thaum 10 p.m
. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT, Saturday hmo ntuj, Lub peb hlis ntuj 17, live from the House of Blues in Boston, featuring a championship match between hometown favorite Danny “Bhoy” O'Connor and Canadian challenger Steve “The Dragon” Claggett. A special Dropkick Murphys acoustic set will be aired live prior to the main event.
“St. Patrick’s Day Clash 3”, presented by Murphys Boxing, will be distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media on cable, satellite and digital PPV via iN Demand, Vubiquity, DISH and FITE.TV app and website for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.
Viewers in Canada will be able to see it live on Super Channel which will showcase Calgary’s rising star Steve Claggett to the entire country on Saturday, Hiav txwv. 17.
Fans around the world can also order “St. Patrick’s Day Clash 3 ntawm FITE TV live streaming platform (excluding Canada) rau $24.95. For details visit www.fite.tv
“We can’t wait for this show,” offered promoter Ken Casey, also the front-man for Dropkick Murphys. “This is going to be our best St. Paddy’s Day show. Danny O’Connor-Steve Claggett is a ShoBox or HBO Boxing After Dark quality fight. Ntau, Tsis. 1 world contender, T.J. Doheny, is fighting a former top contender; undefeated featherweights Irvin Gonzalez and Sula Segawa are 17-0 between them, and William Foster, one of the most talented young fighters in the country, fights a veteran of 44 pro fights who has never been stopped. This is truly a world-class event at the most fun venue in Boston, House of Blues. Lub Dropkick Murphys will be playing a set before the main event. This is a show you don’t want to miss!”
The 10-round main event between extremely aggressive junior welterweights O’Connor and Claggett figures to be a barn-burner from the opening bell to the end. Neither fighter takes a step backwards, nor do they ever stop firing punches, which makes for an incredibly entertaining, can’t miss showdown.
“I’m going to pick Claggett apart,” the 32-year-old O’Connor predicted. “A lot is at stake and that’s why I pushed for this fight. I could have fought an easier opponent, but I didn’t want to. I’m going to break into the elite level of boxing and this is a step towards that.”
O'Connor (29-3, 11 Kos), fighting out of Framingham, MA, yuav tiv thaiv nws lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Council (Qhov) Silver International junior welterweight title for the first time. The popular boxer was a 2008 U.S. Olympic Team alternate, raws li zoo raws li lub 2008 National Golden Gloves and US Future Stars champion as an amateur.
The aggressive Irish-American southpaw has won his last three fights, including a third-round knockout of previously unbeaten Daniel Gonzalez (14-0-1) for the vacant WBC Silver Intercontinental strap last November at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
“I’m happy to be fighting at home in front of my support system,” the affable O’Connor said. I have a great fan-base and it’s motivating to know I will again have the chance to showcase my talent in front of them. I’m grateful for the continued support along my boxing journey.”
The 28-year-old Claggett (26-4-1, 17 Kos) has resurrected his career since he decided to drop back down to super lightweight three fights ago, tag nrho cov yeej,including a pair of title-winning 10-round decisions over previously unbeaten opponents, Yves Ulysse, Jr. (14-0) rau cov tsis muaj International Boxing Federation (IBF) North American super lightweight title, raws li zoo raws li Emmanuel Robles (15-0-1) for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) NABA USA super lightweight crown. Neither of Claggett’s titles will be at stake versus O’Connor.
“Many people are under the impression that I’ve been brought in as a B-side opponent for this match up, but that couldn’t be further from the truth,” the non-stop Claggett explained. “We selected Danny O’Connor shortly after my last fight in October and have worked tirelessly to make it happen. I’m looking forward to facing someone who fights moving forwards. Nobody is going to try and tap dance on St. Patrick’s Day.”
Much like his last fight this past October, in which he traveled to Montreal and Ulysse, Jr. nyob rau hauv nws tiaj nraum qaum tsev, Montreal, Claggett is fighting in his opponent’s backyard again, only this time against a popular Irish-American in Boston on St. Patrick hnub.
“No problem,” Claggett commented, “bring it on. I have no fear of any man! My team will sit down with my promoter, KO Hmo ntuj Boxing, after this fight to look at the next move. I expect that I’ll be positioned to fight for a world junior welterweight title soon enough.
“I’m very excited for this opportunity to showcase my talents, live on Super Channel, for my large, supportive fanbase in Canada. I appreciate Super Channel stepping up to allow its viewers and my fans to join us on this big night. Subscribe to Super Channel for your front row seats on St. Patrick’s Day.”
In the eight-round co-feature event, Irish junior featherweight T.J. “Hwj chim” Doheny (18-0, 13 Kos), fighting out of Australia, puts his undefeated record and status at risk as the mandatory No. 1 contender in the International Boxing Federation (IBF), against former International Boxing Organization (IBO World champion “Machine-Gun” Mike Oliver (26-7-1, 8 Kos, of Hartford.
Two of New England’s most promising, undefeated prospects, “Lub ntsiag to tus neeg tua neeg” William Foster III (6-0, 6-0 (5 Kos) thiab Irvin Gonzalez, will be showcased in a pair of six-round matches.
A gifted junior lightweight fighting out of New Haven, I, Foster takes on former WBC International bantamweight champion Nick “Kanyankole” Otieno (31-13, 13 Kos), while UBF All-American super featherweight champion Gonzalez, of Worcester, MA, meets fellow unbeaten featherweight prospect, Ugandan Sulaiman Segawa (9-0, 3 Kos), who now lives and trains in Silver Springs, Maryland.
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Twitter: @IntegratedPPV, @SCSportsTV, @FiteTV, @konightboxing, @DropKickMurphys, StarBoxing, MurphysBoxing
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @Doc_Boxing, @SDragonC
boxing, FIGHTNIGHT NYOB

ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BOXING FEATURING LAMANNA VS. BRACERO WRAPS UP FACEBOOK FIGHTNIGHT LIVE WEEKEND TRIPLEHEADER ON SATURDAY

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Ray Flores and Paulie Malignaggi call the action live from the boardwalk; Ten month-old fan-friendly fight series averages 88,952 views per show and recently eclipsed 1,000,000-view milestone
TSHIAB YORK (Feb. 21, 2018) – Recently reaching 1,000,000 views for the series, Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE looks to establish another benchmark no hnub Friday–Saturday, Feb. 23-24, with back-to-back-to-back shows spanning from the casinos of New England to the Boardwalk of Atlantic City. A red-hot card from the Jersey Shore caps the epic weekend, as the fan-friendly streaming service partners with Rising Star Promotions nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj, Feb. 24. Fans from across the globe can catch seven bouts beginning at 7 p.m. wherever Facebook is available, including a crossroads main event battle featuring Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (25-2, 9 Kos) thiab Gabriel “Tito” Bracero (24-3, 5 Kos).
“We’re excited to be taking this next step for the series, and to be capping the weekend with an outstanding card that will delight fight fans, called by Ray Flores thiab Paulie Malignaggi,” hais tias Mark Fratto, Thawj xib fwb ntawm Linacre Media. “Boardwalk Boxing at The Showboat will be back in a big way nyob rau hnub Saturday night with names like LaManna, Bracero, Rainone, Julan, Varmall and hot prospects and local favorites all displaying their talents and passion on Facebook. As a bonus, we’re proud to produce the PPV and pro debut of Mike Rashid, who has conquered the worlds of fitness and digital media and is looking to do big things in the fight game.”
Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj, New Jersey’s LaManna fights for the 19th time in the shore town, as he takes on the battle tested, Brooklyn-based Bracero. The card will feature some of the best prospects in the region that includes Jahmal Dyer ntawm Baltimore, Md. (4-0, 2 Kos), Donald “No Love” Smith (5-0, 3 Kos) ntawm Philadelphia, Frederick Julán (8-0, 6 Kos) of Brooklyn and Alvin Varmall, Jr. (14-0, 12 Kos) of Catskill, N.Y..
“We are excited to be bringing this great event and our first Boardwalk Boxing card from The Showboat to the fans all over the world on FIGHTNIGHT Live. We have a main event that everyone is talking about, and we are featuring some terrific prospects on an outstanding undercard,” hais tias Debbie LaManna, President of Rising Star Promotions.
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.
Lub Xya. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: faj tim teb chaws State” los ntawm Resorts World Twv txiaj yuam pov (225,000), lub yim hli ntuj CES “Super Saturday” los ntawm Foxwoods (203,000), lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. CES “Twin River Twinbill” los ntawm Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) tag nrho cov topped 150,000 views, 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.
Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub nyoos viewership xov tooj, lub siab-sib tham sib, fan-friendly productions have seen ntau tshaj 142,000 collective nyob ncej engagements (ze li ntawm 12,000 per show), including almost 97,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub,” ntau tshaj 22,000 comments and almost 6,000 shares.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 feem pua ​​cov txiv neej, 24 feem pua ​​cov poj niam. The top demographic is comprised of males ages 25-34, uas encompasses kwv yees li 30.0 feem pua ​​ntawm cov neeg tuaj saib, nyob rau nruab nrab.
Lub Xya. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: faj tim teb chaws State” set a new bar with 224,658 views thiab cov Xya. 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” qhia tau tias sawv tawm ib lub zuj zus nrog 3,421 live hours of content viewed, thaum lub Xya. 15 DiBella card saw more than 40,000 tuav cov kev sib tshuam including almost 39,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub.”
The FIGHTNIGHT LIVE page on Facebook has more than 80,000 kiv cua thiab ntau tshaj 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:
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) thiab BallWash (ballwash.com).
Nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj, Feb. 24, live from live from The Showboat in Atlantic City, N.J., kiv cua yeej yuav tau txais ib tug high-tej yam, multi-koob yees duab streaming kev ua kom tiav nrog graphics, animations, 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 and former IBF and WBA World Champion Paulie Malignaggi, now of Showtime, Sky Sports and CBS Sports Network. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, commentators yuav nug thiab teb cov lus rau cov lus nug los ntawm cov Facebook cov neeg tuaj saib thoob plaws hauv lub tshaj tawm hauv xov.
Tsim thiab ua los ntawm Linacre Media tawm ntawm New York City, lub FIGHTNIGHT NYOB series nta kev announcers, ntau cov koob yees duab ces kaum, TV graphics, replays thiab qab-lub-scenes saib thiab sib tham. Lub streamed qhia tau hais tias yog muaj thooj plawv peb txog qhov twg Facebook yog muaj. Cov teg num tsis tau tsuas yog ua tom kiv cua los ntawm ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no mus tune nyob rau hauv, tab sis kuj muab-thiab-los tua hluav taws lub ntiaj teb no platform rau showcase lawv lub peev xwm, muab promoters ib tug siv tau “broadcast” tov thiab muab sponsors cov muaj peev xwm mus cuag ib tug loj cov neeg tuaj saib ntawm cov khoom muaj npe ntsiab lus.
Ntau FIGHTNIGHT NYOB Lub caij ntuj no / Caij nplooj ntoos hlav 2018 hnub xeem yuav muab officially tshaj tawm nyob rau hauv lub tuaj lub lis piam.
FIGHTNIGHT NYOB muaj nyob online ntawm: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on
Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Rau qhov tseeb Linacre Media txheej xwm thiab tshaj tawm hauv xov lub sij hawm, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.
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FIGHTNIGHT LIVE ROCKS ON SATURDAY, FEB. 24 WITH MURPHY’S BOXING MATINEE AS WEEKEND TRIPLEHEADER CONTINUES

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Dropkick Murphy’s Boxing Card runs from 3-7 p.m. nyob rau hnub Saturday as part of a big weekend of free boxing on Facebook.
TSHIAB YORK (Feb. 20, 2018) – Facebook FIGHTNIGHT NYOB continues its tripleheader weekend with a Murphys Boxing matinee nyob rau hnub Saturday, live from the Mohegan Sun Ballroom in Connecticut. Fight fans from across the nation and around the globe can catch an outstanding card with international appeal on any device wherever Facebook is available from 3-7 p.m., brought to fans by the promotion born out of the Dropkick Murphys popular Celtic punk band.
“Times are changing for boxing just like streaming changed music. With the built-in audiences we have we are reaching a higher viewership with our streams than many of the televised fight cards are these days. 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,” hais tias Ken Casey, Dropkick Murphys Frontman and President and Founder, Murphys Boxing.
Recently hitting the 1,000,000 views mark, Saturday afternoon’s show continues FIGHTNIGHT LIVE’s historic Feb. 23-24 back-to-back-to-back Friday thiab Saturday shows spanning from the casinos of New England to the Boardwalk of Atlantic City. The Dropkick Murphys are live in concert at Mohegan Sun Arena for fans onsite after Murphys Boxing, but ringside access on the Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE channel takes viewers to the Jersey Shore after the closing bell in Uncasville, Conn.
“We’re excited about Saturday, and also to begin a two-fight promotion with Murphys Boxing,” hais tias Mark Fratto, Thawj xib fwb ntawm Linacre Media. “The card is filled with undefeated up-and-comers with international appeal, and Facebook is a terrific medium to deliver these great fights and outstanding athletes to a global audience. We’re thrilled that the Murphys are part of the action and can’t wait to hoist a pint with them during our St. Patrick’s Day show in Boston as well.”
Murphys Boxing action at Mohegan Sun nyob rau hnub Saturday afternoon features a battle for the WBA-NABA light heavyweight title between undefeated Charles Foster (14-0, 8 Kos) New Haven, Conn. thiab Justin Thomas (19-3, 7 Kos) of Baton Rouge, Lub. A bevy of unbeaten battlers will be featured on a packed undercard that includes heavyweight Niall Kennedy (10-0, 6 Kos), super featherweight William Foster III (4-0, 3 Kos), super Middleweight Carlos Gongora (10-0, 8 Kos), super featherweight Abraham Nova (9-0, 8 Kos) and super lightweight Ray Jay Bermudez (2-0, 1 KO).
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.
Lub Xya. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: faj tim teb chaws State” los ntawm Resorts World Twv txiaj yuam pov (225,000), lub yim hli ntuj CES “Super Saturday” los ntawm Foxwoods (203,000), lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. CES “Twin River Twinbill” los ntawm Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) tag nrho cov topped 150,000 views, 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.
Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub nyoos viewership xov tooj, lub siab-sib tham sib, fan-friendly productions have seen ntau tshaj 142,000 collective nyob ncej engagements (ze li ntawm 12,000 per show), including almost 97,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub,” ntau tshaj 22,000 comments and almost 6,000 shares.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 feem pua ​​cov txiv neej, 24 feem pua ​​cov poj niam. The top demographic is comprised of males ages 25-34, uas encompasses kwv yees li 30.0 feem pua ​​ntawm cov neeg tuaj saib, nyob rau nruab nrab.
Lub Xya. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: faj tim teb chaws State” set a new bar with 224,658 views thiab cov Xya. 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” qhia tau tias sawv tawm ib lub zuj zus nrog 3,421 live hours of content viewed, thaum lub Xya. 15 DiBella card saw ntau tshaj 40,000 tuav cov kev sib tshuam including almost 39,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub.”
The FIGHTNIGHT LIVE page on Facebook has more than 80,000 kiv cua thiab ntau tshaj 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) thiab BallWash (ballwash.com).
Nyob rau hnub Saturday yav tav su, Feb. 24, live from live from Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn., kiv cua yeej yuav tau txais ib tug high-tej yam, multi-koob yees duab streaming kev ua kom tiav nrog graphics, animations, replays, interviews and an announce team anchored by blow-by-blow announcer Vladimir Lik of The RING, Round By Round Boxing and the Russian language newspaper Russkaya Reklama, thiab analyst Xavier Porter of BrooklynFights.com and Notorious Boxing. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, commentators yuav nug thiab teb cov lus rau cov lus nug los ntawm cov Facebook cov neeg tuaj saib thoob plaws hauv lub tshaj tawm hauv xov.
Tsim thiab ua los ntawm Linacre Media tawm ntawm New York City, lub FIGHTNIGHT NYOB series nta kev announcers, ntau cov koob yees duab ces kaum, TV graphics, replays thiab qab-lub-scenes saib thiab sib tham. Lub streamed qhia tau hais tias yog muaj thooj plawv peb txog qhov twg Facebook yog muaj. Cov teg num tsis tau tsuas yog ua tom kiv cua los ntawm ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no mus tune nyob rau hauv, tab sis kuj muab-thiab-los tua hluav taws lub ntiaj teb no platform rau showcase lawv lub peev xwm, muab promoters ib tug siv tau “broadcast” tov thiab muab sponsors cov muaj peev xwm mus cuag ib tug loj cov neeg tuaj saib ntawm cov khoom muaj npe ntsiab lus.
Ntau FIGHTNIGHT NYOB Lub caij ntuj no / Caij nplooj ntoos hlav 2018 hnub xeem yuav muab officially tshaj tawm nyob rau hauv lub tuaj lub lis piam.
FIGHTNIGHT NYOB muaj nyob online ntawm: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE/
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Rau qhov tseeb Linacre Media txheej xwm thiab tshaj tawm hauv xov lub sij hawm, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.