Lyndon Arthur (born 13 June 1991) is a British

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. He held the

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(IBO)

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title in 2023. At regional level, he held the

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light-heavyweight title from 2019 to 2021.

Amateur career

As an amateur, Arthur had around 50 bouts and fought out of Collyhurst & Moston ABC. He competed in multiple national championships, including the 2012-13

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National Development Championships at 86 kg, losing out to Jermaine Kelly in the final. At 81 kg, he won the 2013-14 ABA Senior Development Championships and reached the finals of the 2014 and 2016 ABA Elite Championships, losing out to

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and Tom Whittaker-Hart respectively. In 2016 he also fought in the

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for the

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Professional career

Arthur made his professional debut on 24 September 2016 at the

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, scoring a four-round

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victory over Andy Neylon. 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. In his sixteenth fight, with a record of 15–0 (12 KO), he faced Emmanuel Anim for the vacant

title on 12 October 2019, at the

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. In a fight which saw Arthur go beyond six rounds for the first time in his professional career, he dropped his opponent in the fourth round en route to a

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victory, with the judges' scorecards reading 117–111, 117–110 and 115–113. Arthur was scheduled to defend his title against

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on 11 April 2020, however due to the

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, 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. On 4 December 2021, Yarde defeated Arthur in the rematch via knockout in the fourth round. A third fight between the two took place on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr vs. Conor Benn at the

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on 26 April 2025, with Yarde winning by unanimous decision.

Personal life

Arthur comes from a fighting family, being a cousin of

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champion

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and former

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and world title challenger Pat Barrett, who is also his trainer.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

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Lyndon Arthur profile
at Frank Warren Promotions {{DEFAULTSORT:Arthur, Lyndon Living people 1991 births Boxers from Manchester English male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Commonwealth Boxing Council champions 21st-century English sportsmen