ST. PETERSBURG, รัสเซีย (พฤษภาคม 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championเดือนรอมฎอน Emeev (ภาพไปทางซ้าย) to withdraw from his June 16thประลองกับ อเล็กซานเด “พายุ” Shlemenko ที่ M-1 ท้าทาย 68 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. ปีเตอร์สเบิร์ก, รัสเซีย.
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 ท้าทายแชมป์เฮฟวี่เวท อเล็กซานเด “Drago” วอลคอฟ (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) ที่ M-1 ท้าทาย 68. A match between Russian middleweightวาเลรี “ค้อนของรัสเซีย” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranEnoc แก้ Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16th บัตร.
“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 ประธานทั่วโลกVadim Finkelchtein กล่าว. “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.”
