ST. PETERSBURG, Rusko (Máj 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championRamadan Emeev (na obrázku vľavo) to withdraw from his June 16thzúčtovanie s Alexander “Búrka” Shlemenko na M-1 Challenge 68 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Rusko.
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 preborník v ťažkej váhe 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) na M-1 Challenge 68. A match between Russian middleweightValery “Ruské kladivo” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranENOC Rieši Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16th karta.
“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 prezidentVadim Finkelchtein povedal. “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 bude možné sledovať naživo od St. Petersburg vo vysokom rozlíšení nawww.M1Global.TV. Diváci budú mať možnosť sledovať predbežné bojuje a hlavné kartu prihlásenie k registrácii na www.M1Global.TV. Fanúšikovia môžu sledovať všetky akcie na svojich počítačoch, rovnako ako na Android a Apple chytré telefóny a tablety.
Nadchádzajúce M-1 Global Events:
Máj 27 – M-1 Challenge 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Rusko
Jún 4 – M-1 Challenge 67: Buchinger vs. Idrisov, Baku, Azerbajdžan
