ST. PETERSBURG, Russie (Mai 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championRamadan Emeev (photo à gauche) to withdraw from his June 16eépreuve de force avec Alexander “Tempête” Shlemenko au M-1 Défi 68 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Pétersbourg, Russie.
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 champion des poids lourds 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) au M-1 Défi 68. A match between Russian middleweightValery “Le Marteau de Russie” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranEnoc Résout Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16e carte.
“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,” Président 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 Défi 68 sera diffusée en direct de St. Pétersbourg en haute définition surwww.M1Global.TV. Les téléspectateurs seront en mesure de regarder les combats préliminaires et carte principale en se connectant à inscrire à www.M1Global.TV. Les fans peuvent regarder toute l'action sur leurs ordinateurs, ainsi que sur Android et Apple téléphones intelligents et les tablettes.
Prochains M-1 Global Events:
Mai 27 – M-1 Défi 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Russie
Juin 4 – M-1 Défi 67: Buchinger vs. Idrisov, Baku, Azerbaïdjan
