The opening rounds were cautious before Edmondson hurt Arthur with a right hand in the third. Arthur enjoyed success during the middle rounds, particularly in the eighth, when he landed several right uppercuts. Edmondson responded strongly down the stretch and was awarded the decision by scores of 96-94, 97-93, and 96-94.
At middleweight, Bradley Goldsmith produced an impressive performance to defeat Brad Pauls and claim the IBF International title.
Goldsmith established control early behind his jab and movement before scoring a disputed knockdown in the sixth round. Pauls had moments of success, including a strong seventh round, but Goldsmith finished well and secured a unanimous decision by scores of 99-90, 99-90, and 97-92.
Super middleweight prospect Taylor Bevan moved to 9-0 with a majority decision victory over Ryszard Lewicki in his first scheduled 10-round contest.
Bevan enjoyed success during the early rounds and landed a right hand in the seventh that knocked Lewicki’s mouthpiece out. Lewicki remained competitive throughout, but Bevan’s work over the distance earned him the decision by scores of 97-94, 97-94, and 95-95.
Cruiserweight Iman Zahmatkesh remained unbeaten with an eight-round victory over Franklin Arinze to capture the vacant Commonwealth International title.
Arinze scored a knockdown in the fourth round and made Zahmatkesh work throughout the contest. Zahmatkesh rallied during the second half of the fight and was awarded a 77-74 decision.
Lasha Guruli survived a final-round knockdown to defeat Liam Dillon over eight rounds.
The Georgian Olympic bronze medalist controlled much of the early action before Dillon increased the pressure in the closing stages. Dillon dropped Guruli with a right hand in the final round, but Guruli recovered and escaped with a narrow 76-75 decision.
Mason Payne continued his unbeaten run with a six-round shutout victory over Cheikh Diop. Payne controlled the fight throughout and closed strongly, earning a 60-54 score from referee Bernard Oyet.
Australian Olympian Charlie Senior also remained unbeaten, defeating Reuquen Facundo Arce over eight rounds. Senior’s speed and movement proved decisive as he earned a 79-73 victory.
William Birchall recorded a six-round decision over Cesar Ignacio Paredes, while fellow prospect Adam Olaniyan continued his fast start in the professional ranks by stopping Viktar Chvarkou in the second round.
Olaniyan dropped Chvarkou in the opening round and forced the stoppage at 2:11 of the second, improving to 2-0 with two knockouts.
Earlier in the evening, featherweight prospect William Birchall needed just 53 seconds to stop Miroslav Prochazka. Birchall scored two knockdowns before the referee halted the contest in the opening round.
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