ST. PETERSBURG, Rusia (Mai 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championRamadan Emeev (imaginat la stânga) to withdraw from his June 16leaconfruntare cu Alexander “Furtună” Shlemenko la-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 campion de categorie grea 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) la-M 1 Challenge 68. A match between Russian middleweightValery “Ciocanul rusesc” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranEnoc Rezolvă Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16lea card.
“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,” Președintele M-1 GlobalVadim Finkelchtein a spus. “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 vor fi transmise în direct de la St. Petersburg, în înaltă definiție pewww.M1Global.TV. Telespectatorii vor putea urmări luptele preliminare și cardul principal de logare pe înregistrarea la www.M1Global.TV. Fanii pot urmări toată acțiunea pe computerele lor, precum și pe Android si Apple telefoane inteligente și tablete.
Viitoare M-1 Global Events:
Mai 27 – M-1 Challenge 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Rusia
Iunie 4 – M-1 Challenge 67: Buchinger vs. Idrisov, Baku, Azerbaidjan
