Lyndon Arthur (born 13 June 1991) is a British professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) light-heavyweight title in 2023. At regional level, he has held multiple light-heavyweight championships, including the Commonwealth title from 2019 to 2021, and has held the European title since 2025.
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 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.
Professional 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.
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.
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 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 26 April 2025, with Yarde winning by unanimous decision.
Arthur challenged European light-heavyweight champion Bradley Rea at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on 1 November 2025. He was knocked to the canvas in the second round, but recovered to eventually win via majority decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the bout 115–113 and 115–112 respectively for Arthur, while the third had it a 114–114 draw.
He fought Lewis Edmondson at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton on 20 June 2026. Arthur lost by unanimous decision.
Personal life Arthur comes from a fighting family, being a cousin of Commonwealth super-featherweight champion Zelfa Barrett and former British, European and world title challenger Pat Barrett, who is also his trainer.
Professional boxing record
Result RecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes29Loss25–4Lewis EdmondsonUD1020 Jun 202628Win25–3Bradley Rea121 Nov 202527Loss24–3Anthony YardeUD1226 Apr 202526Win24–2Liam CameronSD1021 Jun 202425Loss23–2Dmitry BivolUD1223 Dec 202324Win23–1Braian Nahuel SuarezKO10 (12), 1 Sep 202323Win22–1Boris Crighton UD1024 Mar 202322Win21–1Joel McintyreTKO2 (10), 2 Dec 202221Win20–1Walter Gabriel SequeiraTKO6 (8), 17 Sep 202220Loss19–1Anthony YardeKO4 (12), 4 Dec 202119Win19–0Davide FaraciTKO9 (10), 10 Jul 202118Win18–0Anthony Yarde125 Dec 202017Win17–0Dec SpelmanUD1231 Jul 202016Win16–0Emmanuel Anim 1212 Oct 2019 15Win15–0Andrzej SoldraTKO1 (8), 15 Jun 2019 14Win14–0Gonzalo Romero TKO1 (8), 15 Mar 2019 13Win13–0Emmanuel FeuzeuTKO4 (6)22 Dec 2018 12Win12–0Adam WilliamsTKO1 (6), 15 Sep 2018 11Win11–0Charles AdamuPTS69 Jun 2018 10Win10–0Norbert Szekeres TKO2 (6), 5 May 2018 9Win9–0Tayar Mehmed 5 (6), 4 Nov 20178Win8–0Josef Obeslo TKO1 (6), 23 Sep 2017 7Win7–0Istvan Orsos KO2 (6), 29 Jun 2017 6Win6–0Remigijus Ziausys TKO3 (4), 27 May 2017 5Win5–0Toni Bilic TKO4 (4), 24 Mar 2017 4Win4–0Tsvetozar Iliev TKO1 (4), 24 Feb 2017 3Win3–0Elvis Dube 2 (4), 17 Dec 20162Win2–0Mitch Mitchell1 (4), 5 Nov 20161Win1–0Andy Neylon424 Sep 2016
References
External links
Lyndon Arthur profile at Frank Warren Promotions