The opening rounds were cautious before Edmondson hurt Arthur with a right hand in the third. Arthur enjoyed success during the middle rounds, especially in the eighth, when he landed several right uppercuts. Edmondson responded strongly on the floor and was awarded the decision by scores of 96-94, 97-93, and 96-94.
At middleweight, Bradley Goldsmith did an impressive job defeating Brad Pauls to reclaim the IBF International title.
Goldsmith began to take control behind his jab and movement before scoring a controversial knockdown in the sixth round. Pauls had moments of success, including a strong seventh round, but Goldsmith finished well and earned a unanimous decision by scores of 99-90, 99-90, and 97-92.
Super middleweight 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 and landed a right hand in the seventh that knocked Lewicki out. Lewicki continued to compete throughout, but Bevan’s work over the range earned him a 97-94, 97-94, and 95-95 decision.
Cruiserweight Iman Zahmatkesh remained undefeated with an eight round victory over Franklin Arinze to win the vacant Commonwealth International title.
Arinze scored a knockdown in the fourth round and made Zahmatkesh work for the rest of the contest. Zahmatkesh rallied in the second half of the fight and was awarded a 77-74 decision.
Lasha Guruli survived 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 narrow 76-75 decision.
Mason Payne continued his unbeaten run with a six round victory over Cheikh Diop. Payne dominated the entire fight and closed it out heavily, earning a score of 60-54 from referee Bernard Oyet.
Australian Olympian Charlie Senior was also undefeated, defeating Reuquen Facundo Arce in eight rounds. The speed and movement of the Senior proved to be decisive as he got the victory 79-73.
William Birchall recorded a six-round decision over Cesar Ignacio Paredes, while his teammate Adam Olaniyan continued his fast start to the professional division by stopping Viktar Chvarkou in the second round.
Olaniyan dropped Chvarkou in the opening round and forced a stoppage at 2:11 of the second, improving to 2-0 with two strikes.
Earlier in the evening, future featherweight champion William Birchall needed just 53 seconds to stop Miroslav Prochazka. Birchall scored two knockdowns before the referee stopped the contest in the opening round.
