Jim Watt
Career, Record, Stats
Jim Watt is a 76-year-old retired Scottish professional boxer. He is a former lightweight world champion. In a career spanning 12 years, 7 months, and 21 days, Watt amassed a record of 38-8, which includes 27 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Jim Watt's Boxing Career
Jim Watt was born in Glasgow, Scotland on July 18, 1948. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 30, 1968 against Santos Martins. Watt defeated Martins via 4th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Watt became a world champion at the age of 30 after 40 professional fights. He challenged Alfredo Pitalua for the vacant WBC lightweight title and stopped Pitalua in the 12th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the The Ring lightweight world title as well.
Watt's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Alexis Argüello at age 32, on June 20, 1981, in which he lost his WBC and The Ring lightweight titles.
Some of Jim Watt's best fights have been against Charlie Nash, Sean O'Grady, Robert Vasquez, Alfredo Pitalua, and Howard Davis Jr. For a complete list of Watt's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jim Watt".
Watt has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jim Watt Losses".
Jim Watt's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Jun 20, 1981 | 32 | 
Alexis Argüello 29 66-5  | loss | UD 15 |
45 | Nov 01, 1980 | 32 |  Sean O'Grady | win | TKO 12 |
44 | Jun 07, 1980 | 31 | Howard Davis Jr. | win | UD 15 |
43 | Mar 14, 1980 | 31 | Charlie Nash | win | TKO 4 |
42 | Nov 03, 1979 | 31 | Robert Vasquez | win | TKO 9 |
41 | Apr 17, 1979 | 30 | Alfredo Pitalua | win | TKO 12 |
40 | Oct 18, 1978 | 30 | Antonio Guinaldo | win | RTD 5 |
39 | Jun 12, 1978 | 29 | Billy Vivian | win | PTS 8 |
38 | Feb 17, 1978 | 29 | Perico Fernández | win | UD 15 |
37 | Nov 16, 1977 | 29 | Jeronimo Lucas | win | TKO 10 |
36 | Aug 05, 1977 | 29 | Andre Holyk | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Feb 21, 1977 | 28 | Johnny Claydon | win | TKO 10 |
34 | Oct 12, 1976 | 28 | Franco Diana | win | TKO 6 |
33 | Jun 22, 1976 | 27 | Johnny Claydon | loss | TKO 3 |
32 | May 10, 1976 | 27 | Hector Diaz | win | TKO 4 |
31 | Mar 30, 1976 | 27 | Jimmy Revie | win | TKO 7 |
30 | Mar 02, 1976 | 27 | George Turpin | win | KO 4 |
29 | Oct 31, 1975 | 27 | Andre Holyk | loss | PTS 12 |
28 | May 03, 1975 | 26 | Jonathan Dele | loss | PTS 15 |
27 | Mar 19, 1975 | 26 | Billy Waith | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Jan 27, 1975 | 26 | John Cheshire | win | TKO 7 |
25 | Oct 26, 1974 | 26 | Anthony Morodi | loss | PTS 10 |
24 | Jun 19, 1974 | 25 | Billy Waith | win | PTS 12 |
23 | Mar 02, 1974 | 25 | Kokkie Olivier | win | PTS 10 |
22 | Feb 16, 1974 | 25 | Andries Steyn | win | TKO 7 |
21 | Oct 05, 1973 | 25 | Angus McMillan | win | PTS 8 |
20 | Jun 07, 1973 | 24 | Noel McIvor | win | TKO 4 |
19 | May 09, 1973 | 24 | John Cheshire | win | PTS 8 |
18 | Jan 29, 1973 | 24 | 
Ken Buchanan 27 45-2 | loss | PTS 15 |
17 | Dec 11, 1972 | 24 | Noel McIvor | win | TKO 3 |
16 | May 03, 1972 | 23 | Tony Riley | win | TKO 12 |
15 | Feb 01, 1972 | 23 | Willie Reilly | loss | TKO 10 |
14 | Nov 01, 1971 | 23 | Leonard Tavarez | win | TKO 9 |
13 | Sep 27, 1971 | 23 | Willie Reilly | win | TKO 7 |
12 | Mar 22, 1971 | 22 | Henri Nesi | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Jan 11, 1971 | 22 | David Pesenti | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Dec 01, 1970 | 22 | Ronnie Clifford | win | RTD 4 |
9 | Oct 20, 1970 | 22 | Sammy Lockhart | win | KO 2 |
8 | Jun 15, 1970 | 21 | Bryn Lewis | win | TKO 6 |
7 | Jun 01, 1970 | 21 | Victor Paul | win | TKO 5 |
6 | Feb 16, 1970 | 21 | Victor Paul | loss | TKO 6 |
5 | Nov 24, 1969 | 21 | Tommy Tiger | win | PTS 8 |
4 | Sep 15, 1969 | 21 | Winston Thomas | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Apr 10, 1969 | 20 | Victor Paul | win | PTS 8 |
2 | Dec 11, 1968 | 20 | Alex Gibson | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Oct 30, 1968 | 20 | Santos Martins | win | KO 4 |