Lyndon Arthur
Lyndon Arthur | |||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | King Arthur | ||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Light-heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Manchester, England | 13 June 1991||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||
Boxing record[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lyndon Arthur (born 13 June 1991) is an English professional boxer who held the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title from 2019 to December 2021.
Amateur career[]
As an amateur, Arthur had around 50 bouts[2] 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.[3] At 81 kg, he won the 2013-14 ABA Senior Development Championships[4] and reached the finals of the 2014[5] and 2016[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9][10]
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,[11] 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.[12]
Arthur was scheduled to defend his title against Anthony Yarde on 11 April 2020,[13] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight was rescheduled to 5 December 2020.
On 5th 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. [14]
On 4th December 2021 Yarde defeated Arthur in the rematch via knockout in the 4th round.
Personal life[]
Arthur comes from a fighting family, being a cousin of Commonwealth super-featherweight champion Zelfa Barrett[15] and former British, European and world title challenger Pat Barrett, who is also his trainer.[16]
Professional boxing record[]
20 fights | 19 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 13 | 1 |
By decision | 5 | 0 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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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[]
- ^ "Boxing record for Lyndon Arthur". BoxRec.
- ^ admin. "WOOD EYEING TITLES FOR WRIGHT THIS SEASON". Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ "ABAE National Development Championships 2012-13". England Boxing. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ "National Senior Development 2013/14". England Boxing. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ "National Elite Championships 2014". England Boxing. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ "National Elite Championships 2016". England Boxing. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ "British Lionhearts reveal line-up for Season VI of World Series of Boxing". European Boxing Confederation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ Warburton, Jane. "Daryl Sharp Vs Matthew Ryan Ringside Report – Boxing News". Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "Blackflash Promotions Set The Standard On The Small Hall Circuit". www.wrapsontv.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "Lyndon Arthur Drops, Out-Points Emmanuel Anim". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "Zelfa Barrett and Lyndon Arthur win Commonwealth title fights". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/anthony-yarde-lyndon-arthur-scrap-21647770. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/boxing/boxing-schedule-coronavirus-postponed-cancelled-a4391141.html. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Warrington beats Takoucht in two rounds - as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ admin. "WOOD EYEING TITLES FOR WRIGHT THIS SEASON". Retrieved 2019-11-20.
External links[]
- Boxing record for Lyndon Arthur from BoxRec
- Lyndon Arthur profile at Frank Warren Promotions
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Boxers from Manchester
- English male boxers
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- Commonwealth Boxing Council champions