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Michael Watson Record

25-4-1
Total Fights30
Wins25
Losses4
Draws1
No-Contests0
Title Wins0
Title Defenses0
Title-Fight KOs0
KO Wins21
KO Losses2
Michael Watson Record & Stats
Michael Watson's Record
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      What is Michael Watson's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning six years and 11 months, Michael Watson fought 30 times with 25 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

      Watson retired from professional boxing with a record of 25-4-1. He fought for world titles three times at two weight classes — middleweight and super-middleweight. He had a 70% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 21 of his total 30 fights being knockout wins. Watson lost twice via knockout, both of them in title fights.

      His last fight was a 12th round TKO defeat to Chris Eubank on September 21, 1991. Watson was fighting for the super-middleweight WBO (vacant) title.

      Some of Watson's best fights and notable victories include wins over Nigel Benn, Errol Christie, Anthony Brown, Craig Trotter, Franklin Owens, Jimmy Shavers, and Ricky Stackhouse.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      30Sep 21, 199126Chris EubankLoss *TKO12
      29Jun 22, 199126Chris EubankLoss *MD
      28May 1, 199126Anthony BrownWinKO1
      27Jan 23, 199125Craig TrotterWinTKO6
      26Nov 18, 199025Errol ChristieWinTKO3
      25Apr 14, 199025Mike McCallumLoss *KO11
      24May 21, 198924Nigel BennWinTKO6
      23Mar 8, 198923Franklin OwensWinTKO3
      22Jan 18, 198923Jimmy ShaversWinTKO3
      21Oct 24, 198823Reggie MillerWinTKO5
      20Jul 28, 198823Israel ColeDrawTD
      19May 4, 198823Ricky StackhouseWinTKO4
      18Apr 13, 198823Joe McKnightWinTKO4
      17Mar 9, 198822Kenneth StylesWinTKO9
      16Feb 3, 198822Don LeeWinTKO5
      15Oct 28, 198722Sam HoustonWinTKO2
      14Oct 5, 198722Franky MoroWinTKO4
      13Mar 19, 198722Cliff GilpinWinPTS
      12Feb 22, 198721Ralph SmileyWinPTS
      11Jan 19, 198721Ian ChantlerWinTKO4
      10Nov 4, 198621Alan BaptisteWinPTS
      9Jul 19, 198621Simon CollinsWinKO1
      8May 20, 198621James CookLossPTS
      7May 7, 198621Carlton WarrenWinPTS
      6Feb 19, 198620Karl BarwiseWinTKO3
      5Nov 5, 198520Martin McEwanWinTKO6
      4Jun 5, 198520Gary TomlinsonWinTKO4
      3Apr 14, 198520Dennis SheehanWinTKO3
      2Feb 26, 198519Johnny ElliottWinTKO8
      1Oct 16, 198419Winston WrayWinTKO4

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Michael Watson (The Force) is a 59-year old retired British professional boxer. He was born in London, England on March 15, 1965. He retired without winning a major world title. His professional boxing career spanned more than 6 years — from 1984 to 1991.

      Watson made his professional boxing debut against Winston Wray at the age of 19 on October 16, 1984, defeating Wray via 4th round TKO. He went on to win 6 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 5 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 25 on April 14, 1990 after 24 professional fights, against Mike McCallum for the WBA title. He lost to McCallum via 11th round KO.

      Watson had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a super-middleweight bout against fellow British boxer Chris Eubank on September 21, 1991 for the vacant super-middleweight WBO title. Watson lost the fight via 12th round TKO. It's been 32 years, 7 months, and 10 days since this fight.

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