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Malik Zinad

Malik Zinad (Arabic: مالك زناد; born 19 November 1993) is a Libyan professional boxer who has held the WBC Mediterranean WBA World Continental Champion, IBO World Continental Champion light heavyweight title

Malik Zinad
Born
Almalek Alzanad

(1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30)
Tripoli, Libya
NationalityLibyan
Other namesThe Trigger
Statistics
Weight(s)Light heavyweight
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins22
Wins by KO16

Early life edit

Zinad was born on 19 November 1993 in Tripoli, Libya. His father, a former boxer himself, began training him in the sport when he was five, though they practised in the basement of their home due to Muammar Gaddafi's ban on boxing.[1] However, Zinad left his country in 2013 due to the unrest following Gaddafi's death, eventually settling in the island nation of Malta after his father encouraged him to follow his dreams.[1][2]

Zinad had about 25 bouts in his amateur career,[a] eight of which took place in Malta.[2]

Professional career edit

Zinad made his professional debut on 30 October 2015, defeating Bogoljub Borišev via second-round technical knockout (TKO) in Attard, Malta. After signing former world champion Donny Lalonde as his manager,[2] he captured the vacant WBF International light heavyweight title in his sixth fight, stopping Attila Palko on 24 September 2016.[3] He defended the belt three months later, knocking out Beka Aduashvili in the German town of Bielefeld to retain.[4] Zinad won the BBO light heavyweight title on 25 March 2017, stopping Bosnian journeyman Aleksandar Kuvac in just over a minute.[5][6] He then upset Jermaine Asare two months later, knocking him out in the first round of their fight at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.[7] Zinad made his London debut on 12 October 2019, dominating Michal Gazdik in two rounds at York Hall.[8]

After compiling a 16–0 record, Zinad beat Russian prospect Timur Nikarkhoev in Brussels on 28 March 2021 to collect the vacant IBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title.[9] In his next fight that August, he scored a third-round TKO over Almir Škrijelj for the vacant WBC Mediterranean light heavyweight title.[10][11]

Professional boxing record edit

22 fights 22 wins 0 losses
By knockout 16 0
By decision 5 0
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Win 22–0   Jerome Pampellone MD 12 24 Apr 2024   Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
21 Win 21–0   Mickaël Diallo UD 10 11 Mar 2023   Hall des sports ULB-Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
20 Win 20–0   Ezequiel Maderna UD 10 26 Jun 2022   Hall des sports ULB-Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
19 Win 19–0   Islam Teffahi UD 10 26 Mar 2022   O Salle, Oberkorn, Luxembourg
18 Win 18–0   Almir Škrijelj TKO 3 (10), 0:57 29 Aug 2021   Claridge Events, Brussels, Belgium Won vacant WBC Mediterranean light heavyweight title
17 Win 17–0   Timur Nikarkhoev KO 9 (10), 1:19 28 Mar 2021   Claridge Events, Brussels, Belgium Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental light heavyeight title
16 Win 16–0   Ondřej Budera KO 7 (8), 2:38 31 Jul 2020   Montekristo Estates, Luqa, Malta
15 Win 15–0   Michal Gazdík TKO 2 (8), 0:33 12 Oct 2019   York Hall, London, England
14 Win 14–0   John Cortez DQ 3 (6), 2:11 25 May 2019   Hotel Intercontinental, St. Julian's, Malta
13 Win 13–0   Julio Acosta KO 4 (6), 2:03 2 Mar 2019   Hotel Intercontinental, St. Julian's, Malta
12 Win 12–0   Stephane Tchamba KO 4 (6), 2:03 9 Feb 2019   Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany
11 Win 11–0   Jevgenijs Andrejevs TKO 2 (4), 0:45 3 March 2018   SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
10 Win 10–0   Tsvetozar Iliev TKO 2 (6), 1:11 9 Dec 2017   Corradino Sports Pavilion, Paola, Malta
9 Win 9–0   Jermaine Asare KO 1 (8), 2:18 26 May 2017   Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales
8 Win 8–0   Aleksandar Kuvac TKO 1 (8), 1:08 25 Mar 2017   Corradino Sports Pavilion, Paola, Malta Won vacant BBO light heavyweight title
7 Win 7–0   Beka Aduashvili KO 5 (12), 1:53 18 Dec 2016   Sportpalast, Bielefeld, Germany Retained WBF International light heavyweight title
6 Win 6–0   Attila Palko TKO 6 (10), 2:55 24 Sep 2016   Tabor Arena, Maribor, Slovenia Won vacant WBF International light heavyweight title
5 Win 5–0   Norbert Szekeres TKO 1 (4), 1:53 24 Jul 2016   Gentlemen Fight Club Boxing House, Budapest, Hungary
4 Win 4–0   Claudio Kraiem UD 6 25 Jun 2016   Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun, Malta
3 Win 3–0   Petar Marković TKO 2 (4) 28 May 2016   Gymnase Fréderique Bronquart, Tinqueux, France
2 Win 2–0   Richard Vella TKO 2 (6), 1:23 7 Dec 2015   Sport Complex, Cospicua, Malta
1 Win 1–0   Bogoljub Borišev TKO 2 (6), 1:22 30 Oct 2015   Basketball Pavilion, Attard, Malta

Notes edit

  1. ^ Zinad's amateur record is incomplete "due to lack of proper sanctioning in Libya at the time."

References edit

  1. ^ a b Zaptia, Sami (11 September 2017). "Libyan boxer Malik Zinad to defend his WBF title in London in October". Libya Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Mallia, Mathias (4 September 2016). "Malta-based Libyan boxer Malik Zinad has big dreams". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ "World Boxing Federation (WBF) Convention Report – Day 4 / Results". World Boxing Federation. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Malik Zinad Defeats Beka Aduashvili". Boxing News 24. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Saturday Night Fever this evening". The Malta Independent. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via PressReader.
  6. ^ "Malik Zinad won after 1:08 minutes". leifpm. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. ^ Wainwright, Anson (26 May 2017). "Andrew Selby outpoints Cristofer Rosales to earn WBC title shot". RingTV. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ^ Euan-Smith, Simon (14 October 2019). "Malik Zinad crushes Michal Gazdik". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ^ Jelínek, Marek (5 April 2021). "Malik Zinad získal Interkontinentální titul IBO!". proboxing.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Boxe : Malik Zinad s'empare du titre WBC Méditerranéen des mi-lourds au Claridge". RTBF (in French). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  11. ^ Zaptia, Sami (30 August 2021). "Libyan boxer Malik Zinad wins another title with third round knockout". Libya Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

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