NEW YORK (March 14, 2018) – Facebook FIGHTNIGHT moyo has something for everyone izi Loweruka 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,” anati Ken Casey, Dropkick Murphys Frontman and President and Founder, Murphys Boxing.
Recently surpassing 1.2 million views for the series, Loweruka a 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,” anati Mark Fratto, Akuluakulu a 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 Ko) of Stoneham, Misa., zimanyezimira Engleberto Valenzuela(11-12, 3 Ko) wa Mexico; the Fighting Pride of the Yezidi People Yurik “Don’t Be Sorry, Be Careful” Mamedov (6-1, 3 Ko) wa Brooklyn, N.Y.. akukumana Daniel Sostre(13-16-1, 5 Ko), or Puerto Rico; featherweight Amanda Pavone (2-0, 1 KO) or Burlington, Misa. Faces Sarah Click (chifukwa kuwonekera koyamba kugulu) wa Framingham, Misa.; and lightweight Tomas Romain (6-1) wa Brooklyn, N.Y.. zimanyezimira Israel Rojas (13-20, 5 Ko) wa 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 Zisanu Ndi Ziwiri. 9 “Real Pezani Zokwezedwa: ufumu State” kuchokera Resorts World Casino (225,000), August CES “Super Loweruka” kuchokera Foxwoods (203,000) and the Sept. CES “Didimo Mtsinje Twinbill” kuchokera Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) onse aposa 150,000 maganizo, 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.
Kuwonjezera pa manambala yaiwisi viewership, nazonso-zokambirana, fan-friendly productions have seen kuposa 155,000 gulu moyo engagements positi(kuposa 10,000 per show), including almost 103,000 “amakonda” kapena “amakonda,” kuposa 27,000 comments and more than 7,000 shares.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 peresenti amuna, 24 peresenti akazi. The top demographic is comprised of males ages 25-34, lomwe limalamulira pafupifupi 30.0 peresenti ya omvetsera, pafupifupi.
The Zisanu Ndi Ziwiri. 9 “Real Pezani Zokwezedwa: ufumu State” set a new bar with 224,658 maganizo ndi Zisanu Ndi Ziwiri. 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” amasonyeza chionekera payekha ndi 3,421 live hours of content viewed, pamene Zisanu Ndi Ziwiri. 15 DiBella card saw kuposa 40,000 Mwanjira wowerenga including almost 39,000 “amakonda” kapena “amawakonda.”
The FIGHTNIGHT LIVE page on Facebook has more than 80,000 mafani ndipo woposa 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), Bambo. Custom Made (mrcustommade.com) and BallWash (ballwash.com).
Pa Loweruka, March 17, live from live from the House of Blues in Boston, mafani angayembekezere mkulu-amadza, Mipikisano kamera zinachitikira kusonkhana wathunthu zithunzi, makanema ojambula pamanja, replays, interviews and an announce team anchored by blow-by-blow announcer Ray Flores of Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Maseŵera a nkhonya, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Network, ndi katswiri Marc Abrams of AWE, NBC Sports Philadelphia, 15Rounds.com ndi AbramsBoxing.com. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, ndemanga ndidzapempha ndi kuyankha mafunso kuchokera kwa omvetsera Facebook mu kulengeza kwa.
Analengedwa ndi opangidwa ndi Linacre Media kuchoka ku New York City, ndi FIGHTNIGHT moyo mndandanda zimaonetsa kuti analengeza akatswiri, kumathandiza kupeza ngodya zabwino angapo kamera, yakanema zithunzi, replays ndi kumbuyo-ndi-zithunzi mwayi ndi zoyankhulana. The mapulogalamu akukhamukira zilipo lonse kulikonse Facebook akupezeka. The kanthu osati chimathandiza mafani padziko lonse kwa khutu, koma limaperekanso mmwamba-ndi-akubwera omenyana nsanja lonse akuonetsa luso lawo, amapereka ochirikiza ndi Kufikika “kuulutsidwa” njira ndi amapereka othandizira luso kufika omvera misa kudzera zili kuwasindikiza.
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