On March 14, 1980, the 31-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Jim Watt (35-7, 25 KOs), faced Charlie Nash, in a title defense fight.
Watt came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days.
Jim Watt stopped Charlie Nash via TKO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Watt improves his record to 36-7 (26 KOs)
On November 1, 1980, the 32-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Jim Watt (37-7, 26 KOs), faced Sean O'Grady, in a title defense fight.
Watt came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days.
Jim Watt stopped Sean O'Grady via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Watt improves his record to 38-7 (27 KOs)
On November 3, 1979, the 31-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Jim Watt (34-7, 24 KOs), faced Robert Vasquez, in a title defense fight.
Watt came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 17 days.
Jim Watt stopped Robert Vasquez via TKO in the 9th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Watt improves his record to 35-7 (25 KOs)
On April 17, 1979, 30-year-old Jim Watt (33-7, 23 KOs) and Alfredo Pitalua fought for the vacant WBC lightweight title.
Watt came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 30 days.
Jim Watt stopped Alfredo Pitalua via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight. Watt improves his record to 34-7 (24 KOs)
On June 7, 1980, the 31-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Jim Watt (36-7, 26 KOs), faced Howard Davis Jr., in a title defense fight.
Watt came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days.
Jim Watt defeated Howard Davis Jr. via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Watt improves his record to 37-7
On August 5, 1977, a 29-year-old Jim Watt (28-7, 20 KOs) and Andre Holyk met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a lightweight bout.
Watt came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days.
In the rematch, Jim Watt stopped Andre Holyk via TKO in the 1st round. Watt improves his record to 29-7 (21 KOs)
On January 27, 1975, a 26-year-old Jim Watt (21-4, 14 KOs) and John Cheshire met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a lightweight bout.
Watt came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day.
In the rematch, Jim Watt stopped John Cheshire via TKO in the 7th round. Watt improves his record to 22-4 (15 KOs)
On June 20, 1981, the 32-year-old WBC and The Ring lightweight world champion, Jim Watt (38-7, 27 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Nicaraguan boxer Alexis Argüello (66-5, 54 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Watt came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 19 days. Argüello was on a 10-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 13 days.
Alexis Argüello defeated Jim Watt via unanimous decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Argüello improves his record to 67-5, while Watt adds a loss to his record at 38-8.
On June 1, 1970, a 21-year-old Jim Watt (5-1, 3 KOs) and Victor Paul met in the ring for the 3rd time,.
Watt came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 16 days.
In the rematch, Jim Watt stopped Victor Paul via TKO in the 5th round. Watt improves his record to 6-1 (4 KOs)
On March 2, 1976, a 27-year-old Jim Watt (23-6, 15 KOs) and George Turpin met in the ring.
Watt came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 2 days.
Jim Watt stopped George Turpin via KO in the 4th round. Watt improves his record to 24-6 (16 KOs)