Lyndon Arthur


Lyndon Arthur is a British professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Organization 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 November 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 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, 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.

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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
28Win25–3Bradley Rea121 Nov 2025Co-op Live, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant List of [European Boxing Union champions#Light-heavyweight|European light-heavyweight title]
27Loss24–3Anthony YardeUD1226 Apr 2025Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
26Win24–2Liam CameronSD1021 Jun 2024Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, EnglandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
25Loss23–2Dmitry BivolUD1223 Dec 2023Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaLost IBO light heavyweight title;
For WBA (super) light-heavyweight title
24Win23–1Braian Nahuel SuarezKO10, 2:551 Sep 2023Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, EnglandWon vacant IBO light-heavyweight title
23Win22–1Boris CrightonUD1024 Mar 2023Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
22Win21–1Joel McintyreTKO2, 1:462 Dec 2022Utilita Arena, Newcastle, England
21Win20–1Walter Gabriel SequeiraTKO6, 2:2417 Sep 2022Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
20Loss19–1Anthony YardeKO4, 1:274 Dec 2021Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandLost Commonwealth and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight titles
19Win19–0Davide FaraciTKO9, 2:5010 Jul 2021Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandRetained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
18Win18–0Anthony Yarde125 Dec 2020Church House, London, EnglandRetained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title;
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
17Win17–0Dec SpelmanUD1231 Jul 2020BT Sport Studio, London, EnglandRetained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
16Win16–0Emmanuel Anim1212 Oct 2019First Direct Arena, Leeds, EnglandWon vacant List of [Commonwealth Boxing Council champions#Light-heavyweight|Commonwealth light-heavyweight title]
15Win15–0Andrzej SoldraTKO1, 2:2515 Jun 2019First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
14Win14–0Gonzalo RomeroTKO1, 3:0015 Mar 2019Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
13Win13–0Emmanuel FeuzeuTKO4 22 Dec 2018Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
12Win12–0Adam WilliamsTKO1, 2:1715 Sep 2018Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
11Win11–0Charles AdamuPTS69 Jun 2018Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
10Win10–0Norbert SzekeresTKO2, 0:335 May 2018Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
9Win9–0Tayar Mehmed5, 3:004 Nov 2017Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, EnglandMehmed disqualified for repeatedly spitting out gum-shield
8Win8–0Josef ObesloTKO1, 1:3023 Sep 2017Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7Win7–0Istvan OrsosKO2, 2:0829 Jun 2017Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
6Win6–0Remigijus ZiausysTKO3, 3:0027 May 2017Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
5Win5–0Toni BilicTKO4, 1:2024 Mar 2017Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
4Win4–0Tsvetozar IlievTKO1, 1:1824 Feb 2017Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
3Win3–0Elvis Dube2, 1:1617 Dec 2016Newcastle Racecourse, Newcastle, England
2Win2–0Mitch Mitchell1, 2:255 Nov 2016Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
1Win1–0Andy Neylon424 Sep 2016Manchester Arena, Manchester, England