© www.boxinghistory.org.uk - all rights reserved This page has been brought to you by www.boxinghistory.org.uk Click on the image above to visit our site Jim Watt (Glasgow) Active: 1968-1973 Weight classes fought in: Recorded fights: 20 contests (won: 17 lost: 3) Fight Record 1968 Oct 30 Santos Martins (Nigeria) WKO4 Hamilton Source: Boxing News Dec 11 Alex Gibson (Belfast) WRSF2 Hamilton Source: Boxing News 1969 Apr 10 Victor Paul (Nigeria) WPTS(8) Town Hall, Govan Source: Boxing News 18/04/1969 page 10 Watt 9st 7lbs Paul 9st 6lbs 8ozs Referee: Tommy Hendry Promoter: John Ness Sep 15 Winston Thomas (Jamaica) WRSF8 World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Nov 24 Tommy Tiger (Leicester) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 1970 Feb 16 Victor Paul (Nigeria) LRSF6(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Watt 9st 10lbs 12ozs Paul 9st 11lbs 4ozs Jun 1 Victor Paul (Nigeria) WRSF5(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Watt 9st 10lbs 4ozs Paul 9st 10lbs 8ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs Oct 20 Sammy Lockhart (Belfast) WKO2(8) Ulster Hall, Belfast Source: Boxing News 30/10/1970 page 24 Lockhart was Northern Ireland Area Junior Lightweight Champion 1970. Watt 9st 8lbs 8ozs Lockhart 9st 7lbs 8ozs Dec 1 Ronnie Clifford (Pudsey) WRTD4(8) Town Hall, Leeds Source: Boxing News 04/12/1970 page 16 Watt 9st 10lbs 12ozs Clifford 9st 11lbs 12ozs Promoter: Arthur Green 1971 Jan 11 David Pesanti (France) WPTS(8) Albany Hotel, Nottingham Source: Boxing News Watt 9st 11lbs 12ozs Pesenti 9st 8lbs 12ozs Referee: Roland Dakin Mar 22 Henri Nessi (France) WRSF6(10) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Watt 9st 9lbs 8ozs Nessi 9st 11lbs Referee: Harry Gibbs Sep 27 Willie Reilly (Glasgow) WRSF7 Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News (British Lightweight Title Final Eliminator) Reilly was British Lightweight Champion 1972. Nov 1 Leonard Tavarez (France) WRSF9(10) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 05/11/1971 page 9 Watt 9st 9lbs 4ozs Tavarez 9st 7lbs 8ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs 1972 Feb 1 Willie Reilly (Glasgow) LRSF10(15) Ice Stadium, Nottingham Source: Boxing News (British Lightweight Title) Watt 9st 6lbs 4ozs Reilly 9st 6lbs 8ozs Referee: Roland Dakin cut eye May 3 Tony Riley (Coventry) WPTS(15) Solihull Source: Boxing News (British Lightweight Title) Riley boxed for the British Lightweight Title 1972 and was Midlands Area Lightweight Champion 1969-71. Watt 9st 7lbs 8ozs Riley 9st 8lbs 4ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs Dec 11 Noel McIvor (Luton) WRSF3(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News McIvor was Southern Area Lightweight Champion 1972-74. Watt 9st 10lbs McIvor 9st 11lbs 4ozs Referee: Harry Humphreys cut eye 1973 Jan 29 Ken Buchanan (Edinburgh) LPTS(15) St Andrews SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing News (British Lightweight Title) Buchanan was British Lightweight Champion 1968-71 and 1973-74 and European Lightweight Champion 1974-75 and World Lightweight Champion 1970-72. Watt 9st 8lbs 13ozs Buchanan 9st 7lbs 12ozs Referee: George Smith May 9 Johnny Cheshire (Ayr) WPTS(8) Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News Cheshire boxed for the Scottish Lightweight Title 1974. Watt 9st 10lbs 8ozs Cheshire 9st 12lbs 12ozs Referee: Frank Parkes Jun 7 Noel McIvor (Luton) WRSF4(8) Town Hall, Govan Source: Boxing News Watt 9st 11lbs 8ozs McIvor 9st 12lbs Referee: Sid Nathan cut eye Oct 5 Angus McMillan (Glasgow) WPTS(8) Town Hall, Govan Source: Boxing News Watt 9st 10lbs 8ozs McMillan 9st 8lbs 8ozs Referee: Frank Potter © This record was researched and compiled by Miles Templeton and Richard Ireland. It may be published elsewhere provided full acknowledgement and a link to www.boxinghistory.org.uk are included © www.boxinghistory.org.uk - all rights reserved This page has been brought to you by www.boxinghistory.org.uk Click on the image above to visit our site We have a lot more information on this boxer, and for all of the boxers listed on this record. Please email [email protected] or phone 07872 578596 for details.