New opponent confirmed for Dmitry Bivol on June 1 following Artur Beterbiev injury

A huge fight was scheduled for June 1 with Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev finally meeting for the undisputed light heavyweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

It was a contest which when officially announced, generated plenty of excitement, but the boxing world will have to wait a little bit longer for this meeting after Beterbiev was forced to pull out due to injury on May 4. 

Bivol, who is the WBA light heavyweight champion, will still fight next month and his new opponent has been revealed by Turki Alalshikh in a post on X. 

"Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad has been confirmed for June 1st," Alalshikh wrote. 

"This will be a separate event from the 5v5, but it will be included on the same PPV and ticket purchased for 5v5..."

Zinad turned professional in 2015 and is undefeated in his 22 fights so far with 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout. 

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