Jim Watt (38-8, 27) was born in Glasgow, Scotland on July 18, 1948. At the age of 20 years on October 30, 1968, he made his professional boxing debut against Santos Martins, winning the fight via 4th-round KO.
On his 41st career fight at 30 years old, Watt became a lightweight world champion on April 17, 1979 after defeating Alfredo Pitalua via 12th-round TKO to win the vacant WBC title.
Watt's last fight was a lightweight (WBC, The Ring) world-title defense against Alexis Argüello on June 20, 1981. He lost the fight via 15th-round unanimous decision. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Jim Watt's best fights were against Alexis Argüello and Andre Holyk. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Jim Watt".
Watt has 8 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Jim Watt Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46  | Jun 20, 1981 32 years, 11 months 38-8 (27) | 29 years, 2 months 66-5 (54) | LT | 15 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC, The Ring |
45 | Nov 1, 1980 32 years, 3 months 38-7 (27) | Sean O'Grady | LT | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
44 | Jun 7, 1980 31 years, 10 months 37-7 (26) | Howard Davis Jr. | LT | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
43 | Mar 14, 1980 31 years, 7 months 36-7 (26) | Charlie Nash | LT | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
42 | Nov 3, 1979 31 years, 3 months 35-7 (25) | Robert Vasquez | LT | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
41 | Apr 17, 1979 30 years, 8 months 34-7 (24) | Alfredo Pitalua | LT | 12 | TKO | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
40 | Oct 18, 1978 30 years, 3 months 33-7 (23) | Antonio Guinaldo | LT | 5 | RTD | WIN |
39 | Jun 12, 1978 29 years, 10 months 32-7 (22) | Billy Vivian | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
38 | Feb 17, 1978 29 years, 6 months 31-7 (22) | Perico Fernández | LT | 15 | UD | WIN |
37 | Nov 16, 1977 29 years, 3 months 30-7 (22) | Jeronimo Lucas | LT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
36 | Aug 5, 1977 29 years 29-7 (21) | Andre Holyk | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN |
35 | Feb 21, 1977 28 years, 7 months 28-7 (20) | Johnny Claydon | LT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
34 | Oct 12, 1976 28 years, 2 months 27-7 (19) | Franco Diana | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Jun 22, 1976 27 years, 11 months 26-7 (18) | Johnny Claydon | 3 | TKO | LOSS | |
32 | May 10, 1976 27 years, 9 months 26-6 (18) | Hector Diaz | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Mar 30, 1976 27 years, 8 months 25-6 (17) | Jimmy Revie | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Mar 2, 1976 27 years, 7 months 24-6 (16) | George Turpin | 4 | KO | WIN | |
29 | Oct 31, 1975 27 years, 3 months 23-6 (15) | Andre Holyk | 12 | PTS | LOSS | |
28 | May 3, 1975 26 years, 9 months 23-5 (15) | Jonathan Dele | LT | 15 | PTS | LOSS |
27 | Mar 19, 1975 26 years, 8 months 23-4 (15) | Billy Waith | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
26 | Jan 27, 1975 26 years, 6 months 22-4 (15) | John Cheshire | LT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
25 | Oct 26, 1974 26 years, 3 months 21-4 (14) | Anthony Morodi | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
24 | Jun 19, 1974 25 years, 11 months 21-3 (14) | Billy Waith | 12 | PTS | WIN | |
23 | Mar 2, 1974 25 years, 7 months 20-3 (14) | Kokkie Olivier | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
22 | Feb 16, 1974 25 years, 6 months 19-3 (14) | Andries Steyn | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Oct 5, 1973 25 years, 2 months 18-3 (13) | Angus McMillan | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
20 | Jun 7, 1973 24 years, 10 months 17-3 (13) | Noel McIvor | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | May 9, 1973 24 years, 9 months 16-3 (12) | John Cheshire | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
18  | Jan 29, 1973 24 years, 6 months 15-3 (12) | 27 years, 7 months 45-2 (17) | LT | 15 | PTS | LOSS |
17 | Dec 11, 1972 24 years, 4 months 15-2 (12) | Noel McIvor | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | May 3, 1972 23 years, 9 months 14-2 (11) | Tony Riley | LT | 12 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Feb 1, 1972 23 years, 6 months 13-2 (10) | Willie Reilly | LT | 10 | TKO | LOSS |
14 | Nov 1, 1971 23 years, 3 months 13-1 (10) | Leonard Tavarez | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Sep 27, 1971 23 years, 2 months 12-1 (9) | Willie Reilly | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Mar 22, 1971 22 years, 8 months 11-1 (8) | Henri Nesi | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jan 11, 1971 22 years, 5 months 10-1 (7) | David Pesenti | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Dec 1, 1970 22 years, 4 months 9-1 (7) | Ronnie Clifford | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
9 | Oct 20, 1970 22 years, 3 months 8-1 (6) | Sammy Lockhart | 2 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Jun 15, 1970 21 years, 10 months 7-1 (5) | Bryn Lewis | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jun 1, 1970 21 years, 10 months 6-1 (4) | Victor Paul | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 16, 1970 21 years, 6 months 5-1 (3) | Victor Paul | 6 | TKO | LOSS | |
5 | Nov 24, 1969 21 years, 4 months 5-0 (3) | Tommy Tiger | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Sep 15, 1969 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | Winston Thomas | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 10, 1969 20 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Victor Paul | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Dec 11, 1968 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Alex Gibson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 30, 1968 20 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Santos Martins | 4 | KO | WIN |
