Malik Zinad (; born 19 November 1993) is a Libyan professional boxer who challenged for the WBA (Super) and IBO light heavyweight titles in 2024.
Early life 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. 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.
Zinad had about 25 bouts in his amateur career, eight of which took place in Malta.
Professional career 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, he captured the vacant WBF International light heavyweight title in his sixth fight, stopping Attila Palko on 24 September 2016. He defended the belt three months later, knocking out Beka Aduashvili in the German town of Bielefeld to retain. Zinad won the light heavyweight title on 25 March 2017, stopping Bosnian journeyman Aleksandar Kuvac in just over a minute. He then upset Jermaine Asare two months later, knocking him out in the first round of their fight at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. Zinad made his London debut on 12 October 2019, dominating Michal Gazdik in two rounds at York Hall.
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. In his next fight that August, he scored a third-round TKO over Almir Škrijelj for the vacant WBC Mediterranean light heavyweight title.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25Win24-1Ante BilicTKO630 Nov 202524Win23–1 Haris DzindoKO4 (12)28 Feb 202523Loss22–1Dmitry BivolTKO6 (12), 1 Jun 202422Win22–0 Jerome Pampellone1224 Apr 2024 21Win21–0 Mickael DialloUD1011 Mar 2023 20Win20–0 Ezequiel MadernaUD1026 Jun 2022 19Win19–0 Islam TeffahiUD1018 Dec 2021 18Win18–0 Almir SkrijeljTKO3 (10), 29 Aug 2021 17Win17–0 Timur NikarkhoevKO9 (10), 28 Mar 2021 16Win16–0 Ondrej BuderaKO7 (8), 31 Jul 2020 15Win15–0 Michal GazdikTKO2 (8), 12 Oct 2019 14Win14–0 John Cortez3 (6), 25 May 2019 13Win13–0 Julio AcostaKO4 (6), 2 Mar 2019 12Win12–0 Stephane TchambaKO2 (8), 9 Feb 2019 11Win11–0 Jevgenijs AndrejevsTKO2 (4), 3 Mar 2018 10Win10–0 Tsvetozar IlievTKO2 (6), 9 Dec 2017 9Win9–0 Jermaine AsareKO1 (8), 26 May 2017 8Win8–0 Aleksandar KuvacTKO1 (8), 25 Mar 2017 7Win7–0 Beka Aduashvili5 (12), 18 Dec 2016 6Win6–0 Attila PalkoTKO6 (10), 24 Sep 2016 5Win5–0 Norbert SzekeresTKO1 (4), 24 Jul 2016 4Win4–0 Claudio Kraiem625 Jun 2016 3Win3–0 Petar MarkovicTKO2 (4)28 May 2016 2Win2–0 Richard VellaTKO2 (6), 7 Dec 2015 1Win1–0 Bogoljub Borisev2 (6), 30 Oct 2015
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