Arthur vs Crighton

Who won Arthur vs Crighton?

Lyndon Arthur beat Boris Crighton by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, March 24th, 2023, at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 96-93, 99-91 in favor of winner Lyndon Arthur.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Arthur vs Crighton stats

Back in March 2023, Lyndon Arthur stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Boris Crighton made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Arthur had a slight advantage in power over Crighton, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Crighton's 70%.

Lyndon Arthur was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Both Lyndon Arthur and Boris Crighton fought out of an orthodox stance.

Arthur was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years earlier than Crighton, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 82 more professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Crighton's 55.

Lyndon Arthur went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 11 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Arthur vs Crighton form

Arthur had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Joel McIntyre on December 2, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Walter Gabriel Sequeira on September 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Yarde on December 4, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Before that, he had won against Davide Faraci on July 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Royal Albert Hall, London.

He had beaten Anthony Yarde on December 5, 2020, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at Church House, London.

Activity check

Arthur's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Arthur vs Crighton start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton, United Kingdom, which was 6:15 PM EST or 3:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Arthur vs Crighton?

Arthur vs Crighton was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Arthur vs Crighton?

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