Lyndon Arthur (born 13 June 1991[1]) is a British professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) light-heavyweight title in 2023, and challenged for the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version) title in the same year. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title from 2019 to 2021.
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| Born | 13 June 1991 Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Other names | King Arthur | |||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light-heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editAs an amateur, Arthur had around 50 bouts[3] and fought out of Collyhurst & Moston ABC. He competed in multiple national championships, including the 2012-13 ABA National Development Championships at 86 kg, losing out to Jermaine Kelly in the final.[4] At 81 kg, he won the 2013-14 ABA Senior Development Championships[5] and reached the finals of the 2014[6] and 2016[7] ABA Elite Championships, losing out to Joshua Buatsi and Tom Whittaker-Hart respectively. In 2016 he also fought in the World Series of Boxing for the British Lionhearts.[8]
Professional career
editArthur made his professional debut on 24 September 2016 at the Manchester Arena, Manchester, scoring a four-round points decision victory over Andy Neylon.[9]
On 4 November 2017, he gained a disqualification (DQ) win over Tayar Mehmed at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester. After being repeatedly warned for spitting out his gum-shield, referee Darren Sarginson disqualified Mehmed in the fifth-round.[10][11]
In his sixteenth fight, with a record of 15–0 (12 KO), he faced Emmanuel Anim for the vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title on 12 October 2019, at the First Direct Arena, Leeds. In a fight which saw Arthur go beyond six rounds for the first time in his professional career,[12] he dropped his opponent in the fourth round en route to a unanimous decision victory, with the judges' scorecards reading 117–111, 117–110 and 115–113.[13]
Arthur was scheduled to defend his title against Anthony Yarde on 11 April 2020,[14][deprecated source] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight was rescheduled to 5 December 2020.
On 5 December 2020, Arthur defeated Yarde via Split Decision to retain his Commonwealth light- heavyweight title and win the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title.[15]
On 4 December 2021 Yarde defeated Arthur in the rematch via knockout in the 4th round.[16]
Personal life
editArthur comes from a fighting family, being a cousin of Commonwealth super-featherweight champion Zelfa Barrett[17] and former British, European and world title challenger Pat Barrett, who is also his trainer.[3]
Professional boxing record
edit| 26 fights | 24 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 16 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Liam Cameron | SD | 10 | 21 Jun 2024 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | Won vacant WBA Inter- Continental light heavyweight title |
| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Dmitry Bivol | UD | 12 | 23 Dec 2023 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Lost IBO light heavyweight title; For WBA (super) light heavyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Braian Nahuel Suarez | KO | 10 (12), 2:55 | 1 Sep 2023 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | Won vacant IBO light heavyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Boris Crighton | UD | 10 | 24 Mar 2023 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Joel Mcintyre | TKO | 2 (10), 1:46 | 2 Dec 2022 | Utilita Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Walter Gabriel Sequeira | TKO | 6 (8), 2:24 | 17 Sep 2022 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 20 | Loss | 19–1 | Anthony Yarde | KO | 4 (12), 1:27 | 4 Dec 2021 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Lost Commonwealth and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight titles |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Davide Faraci | TKO | 9 (10), 2:50 | 10 Jul 2021 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Anthony Yarde | SD | 12 | 5 Dec 2020 | Church House, London, England | Retained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title; Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Dec Spelman | UD | 12 | 31 Jul 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England | Retained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Emmanuel Anim | UD | 12 | 12 Oct 2019 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Won vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Andrzej Soldra | TKO | 1 (8), 2:25 | 15 Jun 2019 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Gonzalo Romero | TKO | 1 (8), 3:00 | 15 Mar 2019 | Middleton Arena, Middleton, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Emmanuel Feuzeu | TKO | 4 (6) | 22 Dec 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Adam Williams | TKO | 1 (6), 2:17 | 15 Sep 2018 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Charles Adamu | PTS | 6 | 9 Jun 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Norbert Szekeres | TKO | 2 (6), 0:33 | 5 May 2018 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Tayar Mehmed | DQ | 5 (6), 3:00 | 4 Nov 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | Mehmed disqualified for repeatedly spitting out gum-shield |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Josef Obeslo | TKO | 1 (6), 1:30 | 23 Sep 2017 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Istvan Orsos | KO | 2 (6), 2:08 | 29 Jun 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Remigijus Ziausys | TKO | 3 (4), 3:00 | 27 May 2017 | Middleton Arena, Middleton, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Toni Bilic | TKO | 4 (4), 1:20 | 24 Mar 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tsvetozar Iliev | TKO | 1 (4), 1:18 | 24 Feb 2017 | Middleton Arena, Middleton, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Elvis Dube | KO | 2 (4), 1:16 | 17 Dec 2016 | Newcastle Racecourse, Newcastle, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mitch Mitchell | TKO | 1 (4), 2:25 | 5 Nov 2016 | Middleton Arena, Middleton, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Andy Neylon | PTS | 4 | 24 Sep 2016 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England |
References
edit- ^ a b Astbury, Matt (30 November 2021). "Lyndon Arthur vs. Anthony Yarde 2: Date, fight time, TV channel and live stream | DAZN News UK". DAZN. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Boxing record for Lyndon Arthur". BoxRec.
- ^ a b admin. "WOOD EYEING TITLES FOR WRIGHT THIS SEASON". Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "ABAE National Development Championships 2012-13". England Boxing. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "National Senior Development 2013/14". England Boxing. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "National Elite Championships 2014". England Boxing. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "National Elite Championships 2016". England Boxing. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "British Lionhearts reveal line-up for Season VI of World Series of Boxing". European Boxing Confederation. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Warburton, Jane. "Daryl Sharp Vs Matthew Ryan Ringside Report – Boxing News". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Blackflash Promotions Set The Standard On The Small Hall Circuit". www.wrapsontv.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Lyndon Arthur Drops, Out-Points Emmanuel Anim". BoxingScene.com. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Zelfa Barrett and Lyndon Arthur win Commonwealth title fights". www.badlefthook.com. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Yarde and Lyndon Arthur to scrap for world title shot in premature bout". www.dailystar.co.uk. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Boxing schedule: Full list of date changes and postponements". www.standard.co.uk. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Barry, Coral (5 December 2021). "Anthony Yarde stops Lyndon Arthur with spectacular performance in fourth round of thrilling rematch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Warrington beats Takoucht in two rounds - as it happened". BBC Sport. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Lyndon Arthur from BoxRec (registration required)
- Lyndon Arthur profile at Frank Warren Promotions