• Fight Date: Sat, Jun 1, 2024

On Saturday, June 1 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Dmitry Bivol will meet Malik Zinad for IBO and WBA (Super) World titles in a 12-round light heavyweight bout.

Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad

The fight is promoted by Matchroom Boxing and Queensberry Promotions.

Dmitry Bivol
Dmitry Bivol
Malik Zinad
Malik Zinad
Country KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan
Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan
LibyaLibya
Tripoli, Libya
Age 33 years 30 years
Pro 9 years 8 years
Height 6′ 0″ (183 cm) 6′ 1″ (185 cm)
Reach - -
Division light heavyweight
(175 lbs / 79,38 kg)
light heavyweight
(175 lbs / 79,38 kg)
Stance
Orthodox

orthodox
Orthodox

orthodox
Titles Titles held
IBO, WBA (Super) World (light heavyweight)
-
Record 22 - 0 - 0
(11 KOs)
22 - 0 - 0
(16 KOs)
KOs 50% 72%
Inactive 161 days 38 days
Advant.
Current world champion
No losses
More years pro
Favorite
No losses
Smashing blow
Younger
Less inactive days
Dmitry Bivol won by technical knockout (TKO) (video).

Date and Time

The fight night will begin on Saturday, June 1 at 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT.

Arena

The fight will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Dmitry Bivol versus Malik Zinad?

  • To Be Announced

Bivol vs. Zinad Full Fight Highlights

Bivol vs. Zinad Fight Promo

Who fights on Saturday, June 1?
Fight card subject to change.

Division Fighter #1 Fighter #2 Notes
heavyweight (200+ lbs)Deontay Wilder
(43 - 3 - 1)
Zhilei Zhang
(26 - 2 - 1)
light heavyweight (175 lbs)Dmitry Bivol
(22 - 0 - 0)
Malik Zinad
(22 - 0 - 0)
IBO World
WBA (Super) World
heavyweight (200+ lbs)Daniel Dubois
(20 - 2 - 0)
Filip Hrgovic
(17 - 0 - 0)
featherweight (126 lbs)Raymond Ford
(15 - 0 - 1)
Nick Ball
(19 - 0 - 1)
WBA (Regular) World
middleweight (160 lbs)Hamzah Sheeraz
(19 - 0 - 0)
Austin Williams
(16 - 0 - 0)
light heavyweight (175 lbs)Willy Hutchinson
(17 - 1 - 0)
Craig Richards
(18 - 3 - 1)
Dmitry Bivol

Dmitry Bivol

Dmitry Bivol is a Kyrgyzstani boxer.
As a professional athlete, Bivol has been performing for 9 years and remains unbeaten.

Last fight

The last fight of Dmitry Bivol took place on December 23, 2023 against Lyndon ArthurLyndon Arthur (23 - 1 - 0).
Bivol won by unanimous decision (UD).

Dmitry Bivol vs. Lyndon Arthur 

Dmitry Bivol's last fight

First world title

On October 11, 2017 Dmitry Bivol became the WBA light heavyweight champion in a fight for the vacant title.

And the new...

WBA World champion Dmitry Bivol

WBA World champion Dmitry Bivol

Boxing record

  • Total fightsTotal fights: 22
  • WinsWins: 22
  • Wins by KOWins by KO: 11
  • Wins by decWins by dec: 11
  • LossesLosses: 0
  • DrawsDraws: 0

Professional career

How many fights did Dmitry Bivol have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2024-10-12 Artur Beterbiev
(20 - 0 - 0)
Loss
MD
IBF World Light Heavyweight
IBO World Light Heavyweight
WBC World Light Heavyweight
WBO World Light Heavyweight
WBA (Super) World Light Heavyweight
2024-06-01 Malik Zinad
(22 - 0 - 0)
Win
TKO
IBO World Light Heavyweight
WBA (Super) World Light Heavyweight
2023-12-23 Lyndon Arthur
(23 - 1 - 0)
Win
UD
IBO World Light Heavyweight
WBA (Super) World Light Heavyweight
2022-11-05 Gilberto Ramirez
(44 - 0 - 0)
Win
UD
WBA (Super) World Light Heavyweight
2022-05-07 Saul Alvarez
(57 - 1 - 2)
Win
UD
WBA (Super) World Light Heavyweight
2021-12-11 Umar Salamov
(26 - 1 - 0)
Win
UD
WBA (Super) World Light Heavyweight
2021-05-01 Craig Richards
(16 - 1 - 1)
Win
UD
WBA (Super) World Light Heavyweight
2019-10-12 Gilbert Castillo Rivera
(20 - 2 - 1)
Win
UD
WBA World Light Heavyweight
2019-03-09 Joe Smith Jr
(24 - 2 - 0)
Win
UD
WBA World Light Heavyweight
2018-11-24 Jean Pascal
(33 - 5 - 1)
Win
UD
WBA World Light Heavyweight
2018-08-04 Isaac Chilemba
(25 - 5 - 2)
Win
UD
WBA World Light Heavyweight
2018-03-03 Sullivan Barrera
(21 - 1 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA World Light Heavyweight
2017-11-04 Trent Broadhurst
(20 - 1 - 0)
Win
KO
WBA World Light Heavyweight
2017-06-17 Cedric Agnew
(29 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
2017-04-14 Samuel Clarkson
(19 - 3 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA Interim World Light Heavyweight
2017-02-23 Robert Berridge
(29 - 5 - 1)
Win
TKO
WBA Interim World Light Heavyweight
2016-10-29 Yevgenii Makhteienko
(8 - 5 - 0)
Win
UD
2016-05-21 Felix Valera
(13 - 0 - 0)
Win
UD
WBA Interim World Light Heavyweight
2016-02-18 Cleiton Conceicao
(21 - 8 - 2)
Win
KO
2015-11-04 Jackson dos Santos
(17 - 4 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight
2015-08-27 Felipe Romero
(19 - 8 - 1)
Win
KO
WBC USA Silver Light Heavyweight (vacant)
2015-05-22 Joey Vegas
(17 - 10 - 2)
Win
KO
2015-04-10 Konstantin Piternov
(18 - 6 - 0)
Win
TKO
2014-11-28 Jorge Rodriguez Olivera
(25 - 10 - 0)
Win
TKO

All Dmitry Bivol's losses

Dmitry Bivol remains undefeated as a professional boxer.

Dmitry Bivol Highlights

Malik Zinad

Malik Zinad

Malik Zinad is a Libyan boxer.
As a professional athlete, Zinad has been performing for 8 years and remains unbeaten.

Last fight

The last fight of Malik Zinad took place on April 24, 2024 against Jerome Pampellone (18 - 0 - 0).
Zinad won by majority decision (MD).

Boxing record

  • Total fightsTotal fights: 22
  • WinsWins: 22
  • Wins by KOWins by KO: 16
  • Wins by decWins by dec: 6
  • LossesLosses: 0
  • DrawsDraws: 0

Professional career

How many fights did Malik Zinad have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2024-06-01 Dmitrii Bivol
(22 - 0 - 0)
Loss
TKO
IBO World Light Heavyweight
WBA (Super) World Light Heavyweight
2024-04-24 Jerome Pampellone
(18 - 0 - 0)
Win
MD
2023-03-11 Mickael Diallo
(20 - 0 - 2)
Win
UD
2022-06-26 Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna
(27 - 8 - 0)
Win
UD
2021-12-18 Islam Teffahi
(22 - 10 - 2)
Win
UD
2021-08-29 Almir Skrijelj
(13 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBC Mediterranean Light Heavyweight (vacant)
2021-03-28 Timur Nikarkhoev
(22 - 3 - 0)
Win
KO
IBO Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight (vacant)
2020-07-31 Ondrej Budera
(12 - 16 - 1)
Win
KO
2019-10-12 Michal Gazdik
(6 - 6 - 0)
Win
TKO
2019-05-25 John Cortez
(12 - 3 - 1)
Win
DQ
2019-03-02 Julio Acosta
(8 - 8 - 1)
Win
KO
2019-02-09 Stephane Tchamba
(3 - 1 - 0)
Win
KO
2018-03-03 Jevgenijs Andrejevs
(10 - 92 - 3)
Win
TKO
2017-12-09 Tsvetozar Iliev
(6 - 17 - 3)
Win
TKO
2017-05-26 Jermaine Asare
(7 - 1 - 0)
Win
KO
2017-03-25 Aleksandar Kuvac
(10 - 30 - 0)
Win
TKO
2016-12-18 Beka Aduashvili
(10 - 8 - 0)
Win
KO
WBF International Light Heavyweight
2016-09-24 Attila Palko
(23 - 25 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBF International Light Heavyweight (vacant)
2016-07-24 Norbert Szekeres
(18 - 50 - 3)
Win
TKO
2016-06-25 Claudio Kraiem
(0 - 4 - 1)
Win
UD
2016-05-28 Petar Markovic
(2 - 6 - 0)
Win
TKO
2015-12-07 Richard Vella
(debut)
Win
TKO
2015-10-30 Bogoljub Borisev
(debut)
Win
TKO

All Malik Zinad's losses

Malik Zinad remains undefeated as a professional boxer.

Malik Zinad Highlights

Latest Odds

  • Favorite
    Bivol to win: 1/3
  • Underdog
    Zinad to win: 3/1

Prediction

Jacob Baker
Who will win: Bivol or Zinad?

Bivol and Zinad are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the boxers will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Dmitry Bivol will win by unanimous decision.

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