WBA Title Bout: Bivol vs Zinad Betting Analysis

The 5v5 Matchroom vs. Queensberry event is finally here on the boxing schedule this weekend with a card full of incredible fights. Unfortunately, this one was supposed to be an undisputed title fight between pound-for-pound ranked fighters Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, but Beterbiev went down with a knee injury. Undefeated contender Malik Zinad steps in to challenge Bivol for his WBA light heavyweight title. Read more for the official Bivol vs Zinad fight predictions before you place any bets on this historic card.

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Fight Details and Picks

Bivol vs Zinad Information

Dmitry Bivol vs Malik Zinad

Location of the Fight: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Date and Time: June 01, 2024. 6 PM ET estimated ring walk

Where to Watch: DAZN PPV

Dmitry Bivol vs Malik Zinad Picks

Pick: Bivol (-120).

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Last Fight Record

Bivol is making his first appearance in the ring since beating Lyndon Arthur via unanimous decision last December in Saudi Arabia.
Zinad is fresh off a majority decision win over Jerom Pampellone just over a month ago in April.

Bivol vs Zinad Betting Analysis

Dmitry Bivol

Bivol is a Russian boxer with a professional record of 22-0, including 11 wins by KO. He was a great amateur, accumulating a record of 268-15 with a gold medal at the World Combat Games in 2013. He has been the WBA light heavyweight champion since 2017 and is ranked in the top 10 of many publications’ pound-for-pound rankings.

Bivol is listed as a 33-year-old orthodox boxer with a height of 6’0” and a reach of 72”. He has 184 professional rounds under his belt and has a 50% KO rate.

Malik Zinad

Zinad is a Libyan professional boxer with a record of 22-0, including 16 wins by KO. He has had a tough road to get where he is, growing up in a country that banned boxing and traveling the world just to find fights throughout his amateur and professional career. He has won two regional belts (Mediterranean Continental) with WBC and IBO before getting this world title shot.

Zinad is listed as a 30-year-old orthodox boxer standing at 6’1” and has an unlisted reach. He has been a professional since 2015 and has completed 102 rounds. He has a 73% KO rate and is coming off an impressive win over his most notable opponent yet. Malik is ranked #10 in the light heavyweight division by The Ring and #2 in the IBF.

Updates

DAZN has a clean injury report from both camps.

Bivol vs Zinad Betting Preview

Making Bivol vs Zinad fight predictions calls for a lot of studying of the film. Zinad doesn’t have a fraction of the resume as Bivol at this point, but his talent shows on tape. We need to dive deep into the technical skills of both guys while previewing what the betting lines say.

When is boxing season? Some might say all year around but Riyadh Season has become a place where massive boxing events happen. If Bivol can win this weekend, he will be involved in those plans later this year on the boxing fight schedule.

According to the boxing odds for this one, Bivol is a massive -3333 betting favorite over the +1100 Zinad. With no value in the money line, make sure you preview all the prop bets after knowing what this prediction is.

After watching the tape, Bivol has his work cut out for him this weekend. He has a bad reputation for fighting down a level when he is up against lower-level contenders who he should dominate.

Zinad is a long, lengthy fighter that can be an awkward guy to stand in front of. He is also going to fight for his life and put everything he has into this title fight. This is his chance for his massive underdog moment to change his life.

If Zinad can box off his back foot this weekend, he might give Bivol some issues while trying to figure things out. The only issue is that when Bivol figures out his plan, it seems impossible to beat him.

Bivol vs Zinad Betting Prediction

The official Bivol vs Zinad fight prediction for this weekend’s event is that Bivol will get his hand raised. Zinad has a chance to give the champion a lot of issues in the first 4 or 5 rounds, but Bivol is way too elite to bet against in this one.

With the moneyline having no value, take Bivol to win a decision at -120 in this one.

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