Lyndon Arthur WILL give Anthony Yarde rematch next year – but only ‘if money is right’ after pulling off stunning upset

LYNDON ARTHUR will happily hand Anthony Yarde a fan-filled 2021 rematch – as long as he gets the A-side pay and respect he deserves. The 29-year-old arrived at Church House, Westminster, as the Commonwealth champion but 9-2 underdog, with heavy favourite Yarde the challenger. But the Manchester star had to fight for his right to […]

LYNDON ARTHUR will happily hand Anthony Yarde a fan-filled 2021 rematch – as long as he gets the A-side pay and respect he deserves.

The 29-year-old arrived at Church House, Westminster, as the Commonwealth champion but 9-2 underdog, with heavy favourite Yarde the challenger.

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Lyndon Arthur landed a shock win by edging out big favourite Anthony Yarde – and says he will only grant a rematch if he is treated better [/caption]

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Light-heavyweight Lyndon Arthur, 29, made it 18 wins in 18 fights as he retained his Commonwealth crown at Westminster Church House, London[/caption]

But the Manchester star had to fight for his right to enter the ring second, as champ, and even his entrance music was messed around with.

After jabbing underwhelming Yarde to a split decision loss – that should have been a wider unanimous score – he said: “I’m happy to do the rematch, if the money is right.

“But I will be pushing the fact that I am the A-side now.

“I have handled being the B-side for long enough now.

“They even tried to make me walk second here and we only got it changed last minute.

“They also kept cutting my music off too, I won’t be standing for none of that next time.” 

The 6ft 2in light-heavyweight ace had super-fly friend Sunny Edwards to thank for some of his success.

The pair are tight pals from their time together on Team GB and ringside Edwards spent the whole fight cheering and advising Arthur, while criticising Yarde loudly and clearly.

But the 5ft 3in boxing brain will not be getting a big cut of King Arthur’s purse not matter how handy his verbals were.

Arthur joked: “Sunny doesn’t need any of my money, he has plenty of that already, belts too.

“I could hear him all the way through the fight, he even made me laugh a few times, which my trainer told me off about.

“We go back a long way, we speak every day and it was nice to share this win with him.”