NEW YORK (Februar. 20, 2018) – Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE continues its tripleheader weekend with a Murphys Boxing matinee på lørdag, 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 pm., 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,” sa Ken Casey, Dropkick Murphys Frontman and President and Founder, Murphys Boxing.

Recently hitting the 1,000,000 views mark, Lørdag afternoon’s show continues FIGHTNIGHT LIVE’s historic Februar. 23-24 back-to-back-to-back Fredag og Lørdag 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 Lørdag, and also to begin a two-fight promotion with Murphys Boxing,” sa Mark Fratto, Rektor 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 på lørdag afternoon features a battle for the WBA-NABA light heavyweight title between undefeated Charles Foster (14-0, 8 KOs) New Haven, Conn. og Justin Thomas (19-3, 7 KOs) of Baton Rouge, Den. A bevy of unbeaten battlers will be featured on a packed undercard that includes heavyweight Niall Kennedy (10-0, 6 KOs), super fjærvekt William Foster III (4-0, 3 KOs), super mellomvekt Carlos Gongora (10-0, 8 KOs), super fjærvekt Abraham Nova (9-0, 8 KOs) og super lett 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.

Den Sju. 9 “Real Deal Kampanjer: Empire State” fra Resorts World Casino (225,000), August CES “Super Lørdag” fra Foxwoods (203,000), Sept. CES “Twin River Twinbill” fra Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) alle toppet 150,000 visninger, 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.

I tillegg til de rå seertall, fullt interaktiv, fan-friendly productions have seen mer enn 142,000 kollektive levende legg engasjementer (nesten 12,000 per show), including almost 97,000 “liker” eller “elsker,” mer enn 22,000 comments and almost 6,000 shares.

FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 prosent menn, 24 prosent kvinner. The top demographic is comprised of males ages 25-34, som omfatter ca. 30.0 prosent av publikum, gjennomsnittlig.

Den Sju. 9 “Real Deal Kampanjer: Empire State” set a new bar with 224,658 visninger og Sju. 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” Showet skiller seg ut individuelt med 3,421 live hours of content viewed, mens Sju. 15 DiBella card saw mer enn 40,000 seer interaksjoner including almost 39,000 “liker” eller “elsker.”

The FIGHTNIGHT LIVE page on Facebook has more than 80,000 fans og mer enn 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) og BallWash (ballwash.com).

På lørdag ettermiddag, Februar. 24, live from live from Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn., fans kan forvente en effekt, flerkamera streaming opplevelsen komplett med grafikk, animasjoner, 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, og analytiker Xavier Porter of BrooklynFights.com and Notorious Boxing. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, kommentatorer vil spørre og svare på spørsmål fra Facebook publikum hele sendingen.

Laget og produsert av Linacre Media ut av New York by, den FIGHTNIGHT LIVE serien har profesjonelle annonsørene, flere kameravinkler, TV-grafikk, replays og bak-kulissene-tilgang og intervjuer. De streamet viser er tilgjengelig globalt hvor Facebook er tilgjengelig. Initiativet ikke bare gjør at fans fra hele verden for å stille inn, men gir også up-and-coming jagerfly en global plattform for å vise frem sine evner, gir arrangører et tilgjengelig “kringkasting” løsning og gir sponsorer muligheten til å nå et stort publikum via branded content.

Mer FIGHTNIGHT LIVE vinter / vår 2018 datoer vil bli offisielt annonsert i de kommende ukene.

FIGHTNIGHT LIVE er tilgjengelig elektronisk på: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE/

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