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CRISIS AVERTED

BOLTON

MARCH 24

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IT WASN’T the fight Lyndon Arthur wanted nor prepared for, but he ultimately got the job done to remain firmly in the mix in a thriving light-heavyweight division. A late change of opponent following a failed pre-fight medical for Argentina’s Braian Nahuel Suarez denied Arthur a chance to claim the vacant IBO bauble at the University of Bolton Stadium.

But the 31-year-old overcame that setback to see off a tricky replacement in the shape of former sparring partner Boris Crighton, winning by unanimous decision atop the Wasserman Boxing card.

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