Dave Oakes previews Friday night's British featherweight title match-up between champion Martin Lindsay and challenger Jamie Arthur.

Martin Lindsay makes the long awaited first defence of his British featherweight title on Friday night when he faces former top class amateur, Jamie Arthur.

Lindsay, 15-0 (6KO’s), won the title in sensational fashion last April when he stopped the unbeaten champion Paul Appleby in the sixth round. The normally composed Lindsay was dragged into a war by Appleby and responded by bettering the Scot at his own game. The impetus swung back and forth until Lindsay landed a sense scrambling right hand that hurt the champion, the follow-up punches had Appleby pinned against the ropes and left the referee with no alternative but to wave the fight off.

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