Press Release: FightNight Live partners with Star Boxing this Friday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET, to show Star Boxing's show live from Long Island via its Facebook platform. In the main event, Long Island's Anthony "Showtime" Karperis (14-3, 5 KOs) takes on Nicaragua's Nelson Lara (17-9-4, 9 KOs).Â
Undefeated fighters Tyrone "Pretty Boy" James (6-0, 3 KOs), Wendy Toussaint (7-0, 2 KOs) and Michael Stoute (2-0) will also look to impress the Long Island crowd and Facebook audience, and fight fans will witness the pro debut of Huntington's own Shaun Kennedy, plus musical performances and more.
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"It is going to be a thrilling night of boxing. Fans will see several undefeated prospects and Anthony Karperis, who is always in fan-friendly wars. Fights from The Paramount are reminiscent of the old days at the Blue Horizon - thrilling fights, upsets and enthusiastic fans," said Joe DeGuardia, CEO and President of Star Boxing. "It is great that the whole world will be able to see this on Facebook. The world is changing so much and for boxing and it's great that fans can tune in from anywhere and be a part of the action. Yes, the Paramount will be sold out Friday night - but you can still see the fights by tuning into Facebook."
"We've been extremely pleased with the growth of the series, and Friday's show will be incredible with the addition of a mystery commentator, who will be revealed later in the week. The FightNight Live series has a chance to reach its 1,000,000th view in only 11 shows and we want to thank fight fans everywhere for their support," said Mark Fratto, Principal of Linacre Media. "On Friday, fans from all over Long Island and all over the world will be able to tune in to catch some excellent match-ups via the Star Boxing Facebook page and our FightNight Live page."
