Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad: Main card, start time, main event walkouts, and more

Dmitry Bivol versus Malik Zinad is a championship affair set to go down later this week at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad will transpire on Saturday, June 1 with a lot on the line in the present and the future by proxy.

This matchup came to fruition after an injury to Artur Beterbiev scrapped his planned undisputed light heavyweight championship unification clash with Dmitry Bivol.

Bivol will now defend his WBA belt at 175 pounds against an undefeated professional pugilist in Zinad, who enters the ring for the biggest fight of his career to date.

The Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad start time is set for 2 PM Eastern time and the times for the main event ringwalks are still yet to be determined at this juncture per the official DAZN information. Not surprisingly with that just being mentioned, the fistic fireworks will broadcast live on DAZN this weekend.

The event is also a unique cross-promotional showcase as five representatives of Matchroom Boxing take on five fighters from Queensberry Promotions.

Check out this poster of the five versus five breakdown of this card below

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Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad information continued

The 33-year-old will aim to keep his undisputed title fight versus Beterbiev alive as that contest is tentatively looking to be rescheduled for later this year or 2025 depending on this Malik Zinad fight's outcome.

Conversely for Zinad, this will be his first world title bid and he makes a quick turnaround here after winning a title eliminator bout in late-April.

The Kyrgyzstan native defending his WBA gold against the hungry Zinad is not the only notable contest set to go down during these pugilistic proceedings.

The Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad Main Card also features a pair of heavyweight bouts that can really confirm the top contender of the weight category for the foreseeable future. Former WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will clash with former interim WBO world champion Zhilei Zhang, with both looking to rebound and resume their winning ways this weekend.

The other consequential heavyweight affair is between Daniel Dubois and Filip Hrgovic. The victor potentially vaults himself to a blockbuster bout against former unified champion Anthony Joshua although that is speculative and not a hundred percent confirmed.

Also, another WBA title fight is set to go down with Raymond Ford defending his featherweight belt against Nick Ball. Plus, Hamzah Sheeraz versus Austin Williams is a middleweight matchup set for the event, rounded out by a light heavyweight throwdown between Willy Hutchinson and Craig Richards.