MMA Fighting has Wilder vs. Zhang results live for the Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang boxing 5v5 fight card at the Freedom Arena on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
When the main event begins around 6 p.m. ET, check out our Wilder vs. Zhang live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang headline a unique event that pits Queensberry Promotions against Matchroom Boxing in a five vs. five showdown featuring some of the best of both promotional stables.
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Main Card (DAZN PPV, live now)
Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang
Filip Hrgovic vs. Daniel Dubois
Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad
Hamzah Sheeraz def. Austin Williams via 11th-round TKO (0:45)
Nick Ball def. Raymond Ford via split decision (113-115, 115-113 x2)
Willy Hutchinson def. Craig Richards via unanimous decision (116-112, 117-111, 119-109)
Check out the Wilder vs. Zhang undercard live blog below:
Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad
Prefight: Zinad walks first. He’s in white shorts with black trim and sporting red gloves.
Bivol comes to the ring with his belts and he’s much quicker than Zinad was. Zinad took a lifetime to walk 30 meters. Bivol is in lustrous silver trunks with black trim and black gloves. Go time.
Round 1: Both out in orthodox and Bivol takes the center right away. Feeling out process early as both men try to establish the jab. Zinad very aggressive with popping the jab but Bivol slipping or boxing them all. He lands a decent lead counter hook off one. Zinad staying committed to the jab, then zips a 2 in behind it. He’s not finding anything but he’s putting stuff out there.
Bivol comes in and we’ve got a rapid exchange with Zinad landing a good right to the body as Bivol went up top and found air. Both men jabbing. Zinad’s is coming from his waist and he’s starting to split the guard a bit.
But whoops! Zinad gets too brave and Bivol sits him down with a right hand as Zinad got caught square inside. Bivol steps in with a jab then a 2, 3 that floored Zinad. He seems OK though and he’s up and jabbing again. Zinad had an excellent round, and yet still got dropped. That probably doesn’t bode well for him.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Bivol.
Round 2: Bivol getting active with the lead hand, jabbing and feeding hooks around the guard. Testing the defenses. Zinad snapping the jab but he’s being a little more cautious after that knockdown. And Bivol lands a counter left hook when he drew out the jab. Bivol seems to have the distance down well now and Zinad is being very sparing with his offense.
Bivol lands a right off a down parry. He’s marching Zinad around the ring now. Zinad tries to get some respect but Bivol parries. Bivol is controlling this fight with his footwork now, maintaining range, staying outside until he wants. Zinad eats a sharp left when he gets caught napping again. Lack of concentration can kill.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Bivol, 20-17 Bivol overall.
Round 3: Zinad is standing stock still in the center and being extremely cautious with even his jab now. But Bivol is not forcing the issue for the moment. He’s keeping a high guard and then punches his way in. He rips a good right to the body. Zinad jabs the body. Both men letting the lead hands to the work for now.
And Bivol slips a jab and tags Zinad with a left hook. He returns fire and hits nothing. Bivol is putting a clinic on for the moment, not getting hit, landing his own shots, controlling the ring and the engagements. Zinad isn’t going away, but he’s clearly outclassed and out of ideas already.
Bivol is extremely impressive with his defense. He’s always defending at the right time. He comes in, tags Zinad with a combo, and blocks as Zinad tries to get him back. He’s three steps ahead.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Bivol, 30-26 Bivol overall.
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