Bivol vs Zinad

Who won Bivol vs Zinad?

Dmitry Bivol beat Malik Zinad by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, June 1st, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Deontay Wilder losing to Zhilei Zhang. Also on the undercard Daniel Dubois defeated Filip Hrgovic for the IBF Interim World Heavyweight belt, Hamzah Sheeraz was victorious over Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams for the WBC World Middleweight title, Raymond Ford lost to Nick Ball for the WBA World Featherweight championship, and Willy Hutchinson defeated Craig Richards.

Bivol vs Zinad stats

Dmitry Bivol stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Malik Zinad made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Zinad had a large advantage in power over Bivol, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Bivol's 50%.

Dmitry Bivol was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Zinad had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bivol.

Both Dmitry Bivol and Malik Zinad fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bivol was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 months earlier than Zinad, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 82 more professional rounds, totaling 190 compared to Zinad's 108.

Malik Zinad was ranked number 7 by the WBA, and 2 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Zinad form

Bivol remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Lyndon Arthur on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on November 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Canelo Alvarez on May 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Umar Salamov on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

He had beaten Craig Richards on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Bivol's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Bivol vs Zinad start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:05 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 6:05 PM EST or 3:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:05 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Bivol vs Zinad?

Bivol vs Zinad was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Bivol vs Zinad?

Dmitry Bivol was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Malik Zinad made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.