Lyndon Arthur wins to set up Anthony Yarde showdown

By Scott Shaffer

01/08/2020

Lyndon Arthur wins to set up Anthony Yarde showdown

Lyndon Arthur W12 Dec Spelman... Lyndon Arthur retained his Commonwealth light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision over Dec Spelman. The bout was fought in BT Studios in London. Arthur (17-0) dominated Spelman (16-4) with his jabs but some critics derided his performance as boring. Official scores were 116-112, 119-109 and 116-113. Next up for Arthur is likely Anthony Yarde (19-1), a heavily hyped British prospect who was rushed into a title shot vs. Sergey Kovalev where he found the waters too deep. Promoter Frank Warren is confident Arthur-Yarde will happen, saying, "I think Anthony will have a [tune-up] fight in September and we'll get it on in October." source: BT Sport, Frank Warren social media