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After each winning one of their two meetings in the professional game, British light-heavyweights Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde will come together for a third time on April 26th.
The fight forms part of the undercard for the blockbuster bout between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and will see the pair settle their rivalry over three years after their second clash.
Yarde achieved revenge that night, stopping Arthur inside four rounds after initially suffering a split-decision defeat to the Mancunian 12 months prior.
The British light-heavyweight scene is currently bustling and the victor could align themselves for a shot at the winner of Callum Smith vs Joshua Buatsi on February 22nd.
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Anthony Yarde says his rivalry with Lyndon Arthur is ‘personal’
London’s Yarde has been blighted by inactivity over the last 12 months but made his ring return in October last year.
The 33-year-old has fought once more since and is set to face-off against his fellow countryman at the end of April.
Speaking exclusively to Boxing Now, Yarde admits there is no love lost between himself and Arthur.
He said: “I’m going to beat him up, plain and simple. We just don’t really like each other…in the build-up for the second fight he p***ed me off.
“It became personal. In the first fight I gave him an opportunity [but] in 2020 I went through a lot.”
Lyndon Arthur responds to Anthony Yarde ‘personal’ comments
Arthur has rebounded from defeat in the rematch to win five of the six fights which have followed.
The only exception was a wide unanimous decision defeat to former 175lb champion Dmitry Bivol in December 2023.
His most recent outing, a split-decision win over Liam Cameron in June, has paved the way for a third meeting with Yarde in two months time.
And when asked on his feelings towards the Londoner, Arthur denied the presence of any malice between the pair despite their history.
He said: “It’s a fight. It’s my job. It’s not personal…Yarde’s cool, he’s got this thing he has to be on camera.
“I seen him at the Ring Awards. If it was personal we’d have the thing there and then, but we’re not stupid. If he wants to make it personal, we can make it personal.”
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