ST. PETERSBURG, రష్యా (మార్చి 16, 2016) – M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Murad “హంటర్” Abdulaev will make his first title defense, ఏప్రిల్ 8 లో M-1 ఛాలెంజ్ 65,against undefeated challenger Alexey Kunchenko at Ice Palace Sports Center in St. పీటర్స్బర్గ్, రష్యా.

Abdulaev vs. Kunchenko replaces the rescheduled M-1 Challenge lightweight championship bout between defending champion Mansour “టార్జాన్” Barnaoui మరియు ఛాలెంజర్ Artem Damkovsky due to injuries suffered by both fighters during training camp.

M-1 Global has also announced an M-1 ఛాలెంజ్ 65 match between former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divinich and M-1 Global debuting Robert Turnquest.

రంజాన్ Emeev (13-3-0, M-1: 7-1-0), reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion, takes on Brazilian challenger Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao (35-8-0, M-1: 0-0-0) in the M-1 Challenge 65 ప్రధాన ఈవెంట్. Vs Emeev. Falcao is an M-1 Grand Prix middleweight semifinals match with the winner advancing to the final later this year against the other M-1 Grand Prix middleweight semifinals winner, former three-time Bellator champion అలెగ్జాండర్ “స్టార్మ్” Shlemenko (52-9-0, M-1: 3-0-0).

Abdulaev (13-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0) captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title last June at M-1 ఛాలెంజ్ 58, taking a five-round decision from మార్సెలో బ్రిటో. A powerful striker always with knockout intentions, Abdulaev (shown above in action) has been out of action since then due to a variety of reasons.

Also a KO specialist like his fellow-Russian opponent, Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) has stopped 10 తన 12 victims inside the distance. The Russian (shown above kicking) was M-1 Global’s 2015 ఇయర్ ప్రాస్పెక్ట్.

Divnich (11-1-0, M-1: 5-1-0) captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight crown December 19, 2014, registering a third-round technical knockout (గుద్దులు) యొక్కDzhambulat Kurbanov (shown above getting hit by Divnich on right) వద్ద M-1 ఛాలెంజ్ 54.

Fighting out of Pensacola, ఫ్లోరిడా, అమెరికన్, US Navy veteran Turnquest (5-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0) will be making his M-1 Global debut against Kunchenko. Turnquest (pictured to right) is the Atlas Fights welterweight champion who has a strong Judo background. He competed in the 2013 World Games for military competitors.

సమాచారం

www.M1Global.tv

@ M1GlobalNews

VFinkelchtein

@ M1Global