| Malik Zinad | |
| Realname: | Almalek Alzanad |
| Nickname: | The Trigger |
| Weight: | Light heavyweight |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Nationality: | Libyan |
| Birth Date: | 1993 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tripoli, Libya |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 23 |
| Wins: | 22 |
| Ko: | 16 |
| Losses: | 1 |
Malik Zinad (Arabic: مالك زناد; born 19 November 1993) is a Libyan professional boxer who has held the WBC Mediterranean WBA Continental Champion, IBO Continental Champion light heavyweight title.
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, eight of which took place in Malta.[2]
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 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]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Loss | 22–1 | Dmitry Bivol | TKO | 6 (12), | 1 Jun 2024 | |||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Jerome Pampellone | 12 | 24 Apr 2024 | ||||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Mickael Diallo | UD | 10 | 11 Mar 2023 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Ezequiel Maderna | UD | 10 | 26 Jun 2022 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Islam Teffahi | UD | 10 | 18 Dec 2021 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Almir Skrijelj | TKO | 3 (10), | 29 Aug 2021 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Timur Nikarkhoev | KO | 9 (10), | 28 Mar 2021 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Ondrej Budera | KO | 7 (8), | 31 Jul 2020 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Michal Gazdik | TKO | 2 (8), | 12 Oct 2019 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | John Cortez | 3 (6), | 25 May 2019 | ||||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Julio Acosta | KO | 4 (6), | 2 Mar 2019 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Stephane Tchamba | KO | 2 (8), | 9 Feb 2019 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jevgenijs Andrejevs | TKO | 2 (4), | 3 Mar 2018 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Tsvetozar Iliev | TKO | 2 (6), | 9 Dec 2017 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jermaine Asare | KO | 1 (8), | 26 May 2017 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Aleksandar Kuvac | TKO | 1 (8), | 25 Mar 2017 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Beka Aduashvili | 5 (12), | 18 Dec 2016 | ||||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Attila Palko | TKO | 6 (10), | 24 Sep 2016 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Norbert Szekeres | TKO | 1 (4), | 24 Jul 2016 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Claudio Kraiem | 6 | 25 Jun 2016 | ||||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Petar Markovic | TKO | 2 (4) | 28 May 2016 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Richard Vella | TKO | 2 (6), | 7 Dec 2015 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Bogoljub Borisev | 2 (6), | 30 Oct 2015 |