Lyndon Arthur Signs With Wasserman Boxing

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Press Release

Wasserman Boxing have announced the signing of Lyndon Arthur (19-1, 13 KOs) to their stable. The promotion looks forward to getting the hungry light heavyweight out there and starting their journey together.

“I went a little quiet after my last fight, and we just spent time fishing around for who could provide the best platform for me, someone who will get behind me and give me the best opportunities,” said Arthur.

“Wasserman Boxing did that; I instantly had a good feeling about what they could do for me and they sounded as happy to work with me as I was with them. You don’t want to get that feeling that you’re the B-side when you’re working with a promotion, I understand it’s business, but Wasserman have been welcoming and shown they want to put work into me.”

“They seem happy to work and to push my brand and my platform to get me back into the right fights for title contention. I feel like they’ll help direct my career in the right way. I’m excited to see what’s about to happen.”

The work Arthur has been putting in outside of the ring showcases his intentions. Training with some of the world's best, he’s ready to show everyone why he’s right at home competing at the top.

“I’ve been out in Canada sparring with Artur Beterbiev for his last fight, and I’ve been out in San Francisco training with Josh Buatsi. I’ve been making sure that I’m putting the work in and sharpening my skillset by staying busy in the gym.”

“Beterbiev is an animal, a monster, and he is what you see. Away from boxing, he’s a lovely person, but he’s very very good at what he does. I didn’t feel out of my depth, but he is talented.”

“Buatsi is also very good at what he does,” continued Arthur. “We boxed back in 2014 and I’ve been on the Team GB squad with him, we don’t speak every day but I only have good words to say about him. Again, he’s an animal in the boxing ring, and it’s all great experiences.”

It is a rejuvenated Arthur, ready to capitalise on plenty of lessons learnt to make use of the prime years he now begins to enter. Suffering a hiccup last time out, he’s admittedly a little wiser and ready to get in the ring and show the fire is roaring within his belly.

“It’s good to be in the company of all the talented fighters at Wasserman, and it gives me more ambition to push on and be up there with the best. I feel my name is solid within the British scene, and a few might have forgotten about me recently, but I’ll be reminding people when I fight again soon and they will talk again.

“Channel 5 is a great platform, it’ll be watched all over, and with it being free-to-air it’ll continue to have good viewing numbers. I think this platform will help my fanbase to keep growing. I’m excited for the future.”

Wasserman’s Head of Global Boxing, Kalle Sauerland, expressed his delight for being the ones to get Arthur to sign on the dotted line.

“Lyndon needs no introduction, but equally deserves a fantastic welcome into Wasserman Boxing,” he said.

“Adding someone of his ambition, quality, and firepower not only says statements about what we want to do, but about him wanting to join us and use our platform as soon as he possibly can.”

“I’ve been doing this long enough to have a cool approach to business, but I cannot deny how excited I am to showcase this mans talents. Boxing royalty, ‘King Arthur’ is here!”

[maverick23]

So Arthur’s next 2 fights will be against random guys and likely to be for intercontinental titles of some sort.

I’d rather he signed for Boxxer and went after Azeez/Pitters. Talk of him getting a world title shot is far fetched at the moment.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Said he was exploring options.

Seems like Sky probably didn’t offer him a deal.

Ch5 is good in terms of free to air, but Sky is a machine.

Don’t see anyone choosing Ch5 over Sky.

[Frostieballs]

Suffered a ‘hiccup’ last time out.

[Spud]

When I saw the headline my immediate reaction was “so what”.

[rd350lc]

Said he was exploring options.

Seems like Sky probably didn’t offer him a deal.

Ch5 is good in terms of free to air, but Sky is a machine.

Don’t see anyone choosing Ch5 over Sky.

I'd be surprised if C5 will be showing boxing this time next year if attendances for their shows don't improve .

[iestyn500]

Said he was exploring options.

Seems like Sky probably didn’t offer him a deal.

Ch5 is good in terms of free to air, but Sky is a machine.

Don’t see anyone choosing Ch5 over Sky.

I'd be surprised if C5 will be showing boxing this time next year if attendances for their shows don't improve .

I don't think they care so much of attendance, as I am sure they don't get the money, they care about the viewership

[rd350lc]

Said he was exploring options.

Seems like Sky probably didn’t offer him a deal.

Ch5 is good in terms of free to air, but Sky is a machine.

Don’t see anyone choosing Ch5 over Sky.

I'd be surprised if C5 will be showing boxing this time next year if attendances for their shows don't improve .

I don't think they care so much of attendance, as I am sure they don't get the money, they care about the viewership

I'd say they care about both , it's an awful look when the venues are virtually empty , bet the numbers for people watching on TV were crap too and will be even less next time after such a poor spectacle .

[Glass Joe]

Said he was exploring options.

Seems like Sky probably didn’t offer him a deal.

Ch5 is good in terms of free to air, but Sky is a machine.

Don’t see anyone choosing Ch5 over Sky.

I'd be surprised if C5 will be showing boxing this time next year if attendances for their shows don't improve .

Channel 5 should never have got rid of Hennessy. Sky best boxing days when they have 3-4 promoters on one platform.

[maverick23]

Said he was exploring options.

Seems like Sky probably didn’t offer him a deal.

Ch5 is good in terms of free to air, but Sky is a machine.

Don’t see anyone choosing Ch5 over Sky.

I'd be surprised if C5 will be showing boxing this time next year if attendances for their shows don't improve .

Channel 5 should never have got rid of Hennessy. Sky best boxing days when they have 3-4 promoters on one platform.

I think it depends on how you define best. Sky back then was more about quantity than quality. They had a show most weeks and sometimes 2 but the majority of undercards were poor and often main events were too. Obviously when you do that kind of volume of shows you’ll always get some crackers but U.K. boxing was at a pretty low point then with most televised shows in leisure centres.

[rd350lc]

Said he was exploring options.

Seems like Sky probably didn’t offer him a deal.

Ch5 is good in terms of free to air, but Sky is a machine.

Don’t see anyone choosing Ch5 over Sky.

I'd be surprised if C5 will be showing boxing this time next year if attendances for their shows don't improve .

Channel 5 should never have got rid of Hennessy. Sky best boxing days when they have 3-4 promoters on one platform.

I agree, he was perfect for them .

[cormack]

Good luck to arthur rebuilding his career as long as he doesnt start bangin on about a Yarde rematch .

[mickey1975]

Good luck to arthur rebuilding his career as long as he doesnt start bangin on about a Yarde rematch .

Why? They're 1-1.

[cormack]

Good luck to arthur rebuilding his career as long as he doesnt start bangin on about a Yarde rematch .

Why? They're 1-1.

Bcos he was totally outclassed and battered .
IMHO he should be looking at other options if there are any rather than trying to whip up rematch interest .

[mickey1975]

Good luck to arthur rebuilding his career as long as he doesnt start bangin on about a Yarde rematch .

Why? They're 1-1.

Bcos he was totally outclassed and battered .
IMHO he should be looking at other options if there are any rather than trying to whip up rematch interest .

Could have been an off night. He won easily with one hand in the first fight.

[maverick23]

Why? They're 1-1.

Bcos he was totally outclassed and battered .
IMHO he should be looking at other options if there are any rather than trying to whip up rematch interest .

Could have been an off night. He won easily with one hand in the first fight.

He didn’t win easily - it was a close fight against an unmotivated Yarde who didn’t get the kick up the arse needed mid fight.

[mickey1975]

Bcos he was totally outclassed and battered .
IMHO he should be looking at other options if there are any rather than trying to whip up rematch interest .

Could have been an off night. He won easily with one hand in the first fight.

He didn’t win easily - it was a close fight against an unmotivated Yarde who didn’t get the kick up the arse needed mid fight.

Excuses by both in both. Arthur clearly didn't even want the rematch, let alone in his opponents back yard.

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[Glass Joe]

Looks like Smith will go back to fighting once a calender year

[tony1234]

When I saw the headline my immediate reaction was “so what”.

Same here, not someone who creates a lot of excitement or interest

[liamlion]

Callum Smith trying to run down his contract to expiry? What’s the deal here with this?

This lad doesn’t fight nearly enough. It should not be hard for Eddie to get him fighting regularly, unless there is some sort of problem in the background holding things up.

I don’t think Eddie has the budget. He’s struggling and I imagine Smith has been tapped-up by Sky, with big promises and who will know his contractual situation with Matchroom.