ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Maj 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championRamadan Emeev (afbilledet til venstre) to withdraw from his June 16thopgør med Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko ved 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 Udfordring sværvægter mester 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) ved M-1 Challenge 68. A match between Russian middleweightValery “Den russiske Hammer” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranEnoc Løser Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16th kort.
“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 præsidentVadim Finkelchtein sagde. “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 vil blive streamet live fra St. Petersborg i high definition påwww.M1Global.TV. Seerne vil være i stand til at se de indledende kampe og hovedkortet ved at logge på registrere på www.M1Global.TV. Fans kan se alle handlingen på deres computere, samt på Android og Apple smartphones og tabletter.
Kommende M-1 Global Events:
Maj 27 – M-1 Challenge 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Rusland
Juni 4 – M-1 Challenge 67: Buchinger vs. Idrisov, Baku, Aserbajdsjan
