On December 23, 2023, a 32-year-old Lyndon Arthur (23-1, 16 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBA (Super) title held by 33-year-old Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs).
Arthur came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 22 days. Bivol was on a 21-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 18 days.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Lyndon Arthur via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 22-0, while Arthur adds a loss to his record at 23-2.
On December 4, 2021, a 30-year-old Lyndon Arthur (19-0, 13 KOs) and a 30-year-old British boxer Anthony Yarde (21-2, 20 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a light-heavyweight bout.
Arthur came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days. Yarde was on a 1-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
In the rematch, Anthony Yarde stopped Lyndon Arthur via KO in the 4th round. Yarde improves his record to 22-2 (21 KOs), while Arthur adds a loss to his record at 19-1.