ST. PETERSBURG, Rusia (Maio 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championRamadan Emeev (retratado á esquerda) to withdraw from his June 16thenfrontamento con Alexander “Tempestade” Shlemenko no M-1 Challenge 68 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Rusia.
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 campión dos pesos pesados 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) no M-1 Challenge 68. A match between Russian middleweightValery “The Hammer ruso” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranEnoc Resolve Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16th tarxeta.
“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,” Presidente M-1 GlobalVadim Finkelchtein dito. “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 Desafío 68 será transmitido en directo desde St. Petersburg en alta definición nawww.M1Global.TV. Os espectadores van poder asistir as loitas preliminares e card principal, rexistrándose se rexistrar en www.M1Global.TV. Os fans poden asistir a toda a acción nos seus ordenadores, así como sobre Android e Apple smartphones e tabletas.
Próximos a M-1 Global Events:
Maio 27 – M-1 Desafío 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Rusia
Xuño 4 – M-1 Desafío 67: Buchinger vs. Idrisov, Baku, Acerbaixán
