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Lyndon Arthur (born 13 June 1991[1]) is an English professional boxer who held the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title from 2019 to December 2021.

Lyndon Arthur
Arthur in 2021
Statistics
Nickname(s)	King Arthur
Weight(s)	Light-heavyweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Born	(1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 31) Manchester, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[2]
Total fights	21
Wins	20
Wins by KO	14
Losses	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  England English National Championships 2014 Liverpool Light-heavyweight 2016 Liverpool Light-heavyweight

Amateur career

As 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 boxing career

Arthur 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] 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

Arthur 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.[18]

Professional boxing record

21 fights	20 wins	1 loss
By knockout	14	1
By decision	5	0
By disqualification	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
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

External links

• Boxing record for Lyndon Arthur from BoxRec (registration required)
• Lyndon Arthur profile at Frank Warren Promotions

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by Callum Johnson	Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion 12 Oct 2019 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Eleider Álvarez	WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight champion 5 Dec 2020 – present	Incumbent

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