{"id":28210,"date":"2024-05-29T10:57:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=28210"},"modified":"2024-05-29T10:57:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:57:13","slug":"dmitry-bivol-vs-malik-zinad-predictions-picks-and-odds-june-1-boxing-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/boxing\/dmitry-bivol-vs-malik-zinad-predictions-picks-and-odds-june-1-boxing-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Dmitry Bivol vs Malik Zinad Predictions, Picks and Odds June 1 &#8211; Boxing Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dmitry Bivol vs Malik Zinad Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Dmitry Bivol and Malik Zinad head to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to box in a WBA light heavyweight title bout on Saturday, June 1 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/kevin-dolan\">WagerTalk boxing handicapper Kevin Dolan<\/a> gives his <strong>Dmitry Bivol vs Malik Zinad<\/strong> betting preview with the fight set to start around 3:30pm ET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\">Love This Prediction? 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