ST. PETERSBURG, Krievija (Maijs 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadāns Emeev (attēlotie pa kreisi) to withdraw from his June 16thkāršu atklāšana ar Alexander “Vētra” Shlemenko pie M-1 Challenge 68 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Krievija.
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 smagsvara čempions Alexander “Drago” Volkovs (25-6-0, M-1: 9-3-0) will make his first title defense against Attila “Pumuklo” Vegh (29-6-2, M-1: 0-0-0) pie M-1 Challenge 68. A match between Russian middleweight Valērijs “Krievijas Hammer” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteran ENOC Atrisina Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16th karte.
“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 prezidentsVadim Finkelchtein teica. “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.”
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Gaidāmie M-1 Global Events:
Maijs 27 – M-1 Challenge 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Krievija
Jūnijs 4 – M-1 Challenge 67: BUCHINGER vs. Idrisov, Baku, Azerbaidžāna
