ST. Петербург, ОХУ- (May 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championРамадан Emeev (зүүн зураг) to withdraw from his June 16-рнь Showdown Александр “Storm” Shlemenko M-1 Challenge нь 68 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Петербург, ОХУ-.
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 хүнд жингийн аварга сорилтын Александр “Drago” Волков (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) M-1 Challenge нь 68. A match between Russian middleweightValery “ОХУ-ын алх” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranEnoc Torres шийддэг (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16-р карт.
“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 ерөнхийлөгчВадим Finkelchtein гэж хэлсэн. “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.”
