The opening rounds were cautious before Edmondson hurt Arthur with a right hand in the third. Arthur found success during the middle rounds, especially in the eighth, when he landed several right uppercuts. Edmondson responded strongly and the decision was awarded with scores of 96-94, 97-93 and 96-94.
At middleweight, Bradley Goldsmith produced an impressive performance to defeat Brad Pauls and win the IBF International title.
Goldsmith established control behind his jab and movement early before scoring a contested takedown in the sixth round. Pauls had moments of success, including a strong seventh round, but Goldsmith finished well, securing a unanimous decision with 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 bout.
Bevan enjoyed success during the early rounds, landing 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 with scores of 97-94, 97-94 and 95-95.
Cruiserweight Iman Zahmatkesh remained undefeated with an eight-round victory over Franklin Arinze to capture the vacant Commonwealth International title.
Arinze scored a takedown in the fourth round and made Zahmatkesh work throughout the contest. Zahmatkesh rallied in the second half of the fight and earned a 77-74 decision.
Lasha Guruli survived a knockdown in the final round to defeat Liam Dillon over eight rounds.
The Georgian Olympic bronze medalist controlled much of the early action before Dillon turned up the pressure in the closing stages. Dillon dropped Guruli with a right hand in the final round, but Guruli recovered and escaped with a close 76-75 decision.
Mason Payne continued his unbeaten run with a six-round victory over Cheikh Diop. Payne controlled the fight throughout and finished strongly, earning a score of 60-54 from referee Bernard Oyet.
Australian Olympian Charlie Senior also remained unbeaten, defeating Reuquen Facundo Arce over eight rounds. Senior’s speed and movement proved crucial as he cruised to a 79-73 victory.
William Birchall scored 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 takedowns before the referee stopped the match in the opening round.
