ST. PETERSBURG, Rússia (Maig 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championRamadà Emeev (la foto a l'esquerra) to withdraw from his June 16ºenfrontament amb Alejandro “Tempesta” Shlemenko en M-1 Desafiament 68 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Rússia.
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 campió de pes pesat Alejandro “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) en M-1 Desafiament 68. A match between Russian middleweightValery “El Martell de Rússia” Miasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranEnoc Solves Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16º targeta.
“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,” President de M-1 GlobalVadim Finkelchtein dit. “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 Desafiament 68 serà transmès en viu des de St. Petersburg en alta definició enwww.M1Global.TV. Els espectadors podran veure les baralles preliminars i la targeta principal, connectant-se a registrar-se en www.M1Global.TV. Els aficionats poden veure tota l'acció en els seus equips, així com en Android i Apple telèfons intel·ligents i tauletes.
Propers M-1 Global Events:
Maig 27 – M-1 Desafiament 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Rússia
Juny 4 – M-1 Desafiament 67: Buchinger vs. Idrisov, Baku, Azerbaidjan
