ST. Petersburg, Russia (Mayo 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championRamadan Emeev (nakalarawan sa kaliwa) to withdraw from his June 16ikapagbubunyag ng mga balak na may Alexander “Bagyo” Shlemenko sa M-1 Hamon 68 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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 matimbang kampeon 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) sa M-1 Hamon 68. A match between Russian middleweightValery “The Russian Hammer” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranEnoc malulutas nito Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16ika kard.
“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 presidentVadim Finkelchtein nabanggit. “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 Hamon 68 ay naka-stream ng live na mula St. Petersburg sa high definition sawww.M1Global.TV. Mga Manonood ay magagawang upang panoorin ang paunang fights at pangunahing card sa pamamagitan ng pag-log on sa magparehistro sa www.M1Global.TV. Mga Tagahanga ay maaaring panoorin ang lahat ng mga pagkilos sa kanilang mga computer, pati na rin sa mga smart phone at tablet Android at Apple.
Paparating na M-1 Global Kaganapan:
Mayo 27 – M-1 Hamon 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Russia
Hunyo 4 – M-1 Hamon 67: Buchinger vs. Idrisov, Baku, Azerbaijan
