ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Mei 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championRamadan Emeev (foto na links) to withdraw from his June 16stekonfrontasie met Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko op M-1 Challenge 68 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Rusland.
Emeev (14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0) suffered a torn ligament in his elbow during training camp, postponing his M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship fight against Shlemenko(52-9-0, M-1: 3-0-0) to a future date pending Emeev’s recovery period.
M-1 Challenge swaargewigkampioen Alexander “Drago” Volkov (25-6-0, M-1: 9-3-0) will make his first title defense againstAttila “Pumuklo” Vegh(29-6-2, M-1: 0-0-0) op M-1 Challenge 68. A match between Russian middleweightValery “Die Russiese Hammer” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranENOC Los Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16ste kaart.
“This is a tough blow for our organization because there is only one month before M-1 Challenge 68 and we have lost one of our main event fighters,” M-1 Global presidentVadim Finkelchtein gesê. “It was the most anticipated fights for fans. We still have a great heavyweight title fight between defending champion Alexander Volkov and challenger Attila Vegh and we’re looking for a suitable replacement for Emeev to fight Shlemenko. M-1 Global has been working under a lot of pressure recently but, never-the-less, we continue to promote great events for our loyal fans. We will do everything possible to keep our fans happy.”
M-1 Challenge 68 sal live gestroom van St. Petersburg in hoë definisie opwww.M1Global.TV. Kykers sal in staat wees om die voorlopige gevegte en belangrikste kaart te kyk deur aan te teken op by te registreer www.M1Global.TV. Ondersteuners kan kyk al die aksie op hul rekenaars, sowel as op Android en Apple smart phones en tablette.
Komende M-1 Global Events:
Mei 27 – M-1 Challenge 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Rusland
