| Lyndon Arthur | |
| Nickname: | King Arthur |
| Weight: | Light-heavyweight |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in |
| Birth Date: | 1991 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Boxrec: | 769852 |
| Total: | 26 |
| Wins: | 24 |
| Ko: | 16 |
| Losses: | 2 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
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.
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]
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 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.[14]
On 4 December 2021 Yarde defeated Arthur in the rematch via knockout in the 4th round.[15]
Arthur comes from a fighting family, being a cousin of Commonwealth super-featherweight champion Zelfa Barrett[16] and former British, European and world title challenger Pat Barrett, who is also his trainer.[17]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Win | 24-2 | Liam Cameron | SD | 10 | 21st June 2024 | Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich, Bolton, U.K | Won Vacant WBA Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title |
| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Dmitry Bivol | UD | 12 | 23 Dec 2023 | ||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Braian Nahuel Suarez | KO | 10 (12), | 1 Sep 2023 | ||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Boris Crighton | UD | 10 | 24 Mar 2023 | ||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Joel Mcintyre | TKO | 2 (10), | 2 Dec 2022 | ||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Walter Gabriel Sequeira | TKO | 6 (8), | 17 Sep 2022 | ||
| 20 | Loss | 19–1 | Anthony Yarde | KO | 4 (12), | 4 Dec 2021 | ||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Davide Faraci | TKO | 9 (10), | 10 Jul 2021 | ||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Anthony Yarde | 12 | 5 Dec 2020 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Dec Spelman | UD | 12 | 31 Jul 2020 | ||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Emmanuel Anim | 12 | 12 Oct 2019 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Andrzej Soldra | TKO | 1 (8), | 15 Jun 2019 | ||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Gonzalo Romero | TKO | 1 (8), | 15 Mar 2019 | ||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Emmanuel Feuzeu | TKO | 4 (6) | 22 Dec 2018 | ||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Adam Williams | TKO | 1 (6), | 15 Sep 2018 | ||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Charles Adamu | PTS | 6 | 9 Jun 2018 | ||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Norbert Szekeres | TKO | 2 (6), | 5 May 2018 | ||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Tayar Mehmed | DQ | 5 (6), | 4 Nov 2017 | ||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Josef Obeslo | TKO | 1 (6), | 23 Sep 2017 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Istvan Orsos | KO | 2 (6), | 29 Jun 2017 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Remigijus Ziausys | TKO | 3 (4), | 27 May 2017 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Toni Bilic | TKO | 4 (4), | 24 Mar 2017 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tsvetozar Iliev | TKO | 1 (4), | 24 Feb 2017 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Elvis Dube | 2 (4), | 17 Dec 2016 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mitch Mitchell | 1 (4), | 5 Nov 2016 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Andy Neylon | 4 | 24 Sep 2016 | |||