Lyndon Arthur ('King Arthur') boxer

Lyndon Arthur boxer
bouts
20
won
19
lost
1
draw
0
Status
active
Division
light heavy
Debut
2016-09-24
Height
6′ 2″/188cm
Reach
-
Age
28
Born
1991-06-13
Death
-
Nationality
United Kingdom

Lyndon Arthur (born 13 June 1991) is an English professional boxer who held the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title from 2019 to December 2021.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 ABA 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 Joshua Buatsi and Tom Whittaker-Hart respectively. In 2016 he also fought in the World Series of Boxing for the British Lionhearts.Arthur made his professional debut on 24 September 2016 at the Manchester Arena, Manchester, scoring a four-round points decision 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 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, 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.Arthur was scheduled to defend his title against Anthony Yarde on 11 April 2020, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight was rescheduled to 5 December 2020.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2021-12-04 Anthony Yarde WLWWLW Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick
2021-07-10 Davide Faraci WWWWWW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington LOST
Technical knockout
2020-12-05 Anthony Yarde WWWLWW Church House, Westminster WIN
Split-decision
2020-07-31 Dec Spelman LWWWWL BT Sport Studio, Stratford WIN
Unanimous decision
2019-10-12 Emmanuel Anim WWLDLW First Direct Arena, Leeds WIN
Unanimous decision
2019-06-15 Andrzej Soldra LLWWLW First Direct Arena, Leeds WIN
Technical knockout
2019-03-15 Gonzalo Romero LWWLLL Middleton Arena, Middleton WIN
Technical knockout
2018-12-22 Emmanuel Feuzeu WWLLLL Manchester Arena, Manchester WIN
Technical knockout
2018-06-09 Charles Adamu LWWWWW Manchester Arena, Manchester WIN
Points
2018-05-05 Norbert Szekeres LLLLLL Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Manchester WIN
Technical knockout
2017-11-04 Tayar Mehmed LLWLLL Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester WIN
2017-09-23 Josef Obeslo LLWLLL Manchester Arena, Manchester WIN
Technical knockout
2017-07-29 Istvan Orsos LLLWLL Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester WIN
KO
2017-05-27 Remigijus Ziausys LLLLLL Middleton Arena, Middleton WIN
Technical knockout
2017-03-24 Toni Bilic LLLWLL Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester WIN
Technical knockout
2017-02-24 Tsvetozar Iliev WLLLLL Middleton Arena, Middleton WIN
Technical knockout
2016-12-17 Elvis Dube LLLLLL Newcastle Racecourse, Gosforth , Newcastle WIN
KO
2016-11-05 Mitch Mitchell LLLWLL Middleton Arena, Middleton WIN
Technical knockout
2016-09-24 Andy Neylon LLWLDW Manchester Arena, Manchester WIN
Points