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Lyndon Arthur survived a scare against late replacement Boris Crighton before sealing a unanimous points victory.<\/span><\/p>\n Arthur was due to fight Braian Nahuel Suarez for the vacant IBO light heavyweight championship before the Argentinean failed a pre-fight medical.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Scot Crighton, called up at a day’s notice, performed admirably in his place but Manchester’s Arthur finished strongly in the final two rounds.<\/span><\/p>\n He won 98-92 96-93 99-91 on the judges’ scorecard in Bolton.<\/span><\/p>\n Arthur, one of a number of highly-rated British light-heavyweights, now holds a 22-1 record and will fight for the world title next.<\/span><\/p>\n “He was completely different style to what I was training for,” the 31-year-old said. “It was a good 10 rounds before a bigger fight.”<\/span><\/p>\n Arthur’s most high-profile win was a split-decision victory over another Briton, Anthony Yarde, in December 2020, but he was spectacularly knocked out in the fourth round of their rematch a year later.<\/span><\/p>\n Crighton, who previously sparred with Arthur, is a two-time Great Britain amateur champion but usually fights at super-middleweight.<\/span><\/p>\n He landed a right hand in the third round but after a cagey period Arthur came out strongly in the ninth before flooring his opponent with a strong right hand seconds before the final bell.<\/span><\/p>\n