Adam Watt

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Adam Watt
Born (1967-11-10) 10 November 1967 (age 55)
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Other namesLights Out
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight86.5 kg (191 lb; 13.62 st)
Style Seidokaikan karate
Trainer Kazuyoshi Ishii
Chan Cheuk-fai
Professional boxing record
Total18
Wins14
By knockout14
Losses4
By knockout4
Kickboxing record
Total50
Wins37
By knockout30
Losses12
Draws1
Last updated on: 3 October 2021

Adam Keith Watt [1] (born 10 November 1967) is an Australian martial artists, former boxer and kickboxer. He has studied many forms of martial arts, kickboxing, Zen Chi Ryu, Seido-kaikan karate, and boxing. His nickname was "Lights Out" because of his high level karate and boxing skills, and one punch knock out power. He has won many world kickboxing titles, and reached as high as 10th in the highly respected World Boxing Council's & World Boxing Organisation's (W.B.C & WBO) Cruiserweight ratings. In 2000, he challenged WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson for his title. Watt holds the notable distinction of being the first athlete to fight for world Karate, kickboxing and boxing titles.

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Watt won the Australian Cruiserweight title in March 2000 in the ANBF "Fight of the Year" against Victorian Tosca Petridis, and was the first Australian to win the Commonwealth Cruiserweight Boxing title. Adam also achieved success in Japan's K-1 Kickboxing tournaments, winning K-1 Oceania, knocking out highly regarded South African Mike Bernardo in 2001 amongst other great victories.

Arrest and assault and fight for justice

In September 2008, Watt was arrested for conspiring to import chemical precursors to the drug methamphetamine. [2] While Watt was on remand awaiting trial, he was hit from behind with a sandwich toaster inside a pillow case. When ambulance officers reached Watt he was clinically dead, but they managed to revive him at the scene. The extent of his injuries has not been made public. [3] Following the attempt on his life, Adam was held in maximum security conditions and denied urgent medical treatment for nearly one year. His condition continued to deteriorate until eventually a brain injury specialist was brought to the jail to examine him. A Magistrate later described his untreated injuries as "life-threatening".

Upon his release, whilst undergoing medical treatment, Adam embarked on what one legal practitioner described in court as "a crusade" to not only defend himself and uncover the identity of those truly responsible for the crime for which he had been charged, but also to have the Australian Human Rights Commission hold NSW Corrective Services accountable for his mistreatment. In 2014 Adam was found unfit to stand trial on the import charge and the Crown withdrew the Supply charge.

Adam Watt won compensation. [4]

In 2022 former police detective Gary Jubelin outlined Adam's ongoing quest for justice in his book titled badness.

In 2023 The Australian Human Rights Commission found that Corrective Services NSW acting behalf of the Commonwealth had deniedAdam his Human Rights

Career

Previous champion:
Bruce Scott
British Commonwealth 10th Cruiserweight champion
24 June 2000 – 2001
Next champion:
Bruce Scott
Previous champion:
Tosca Petridis
Australian Cruiserweight 13th champion
24 March 2000 – 2000
Next champion:
Daniel Rowsell
Previous champion:
Mosese Sorovi
OPBF Cruiserweight 8th champion
17 September 1999 - July,2000
Next champion:
Roman Kovalchuk
Previous champion:
Phil Gregory
OBA Cruiserweight champion
16 January 1999 – 5 April 1999
Next champion:
unknown
Previous champion:
Valery Vikhor
PABA Cruiserweight 3rd champion
6 December 1997 – 5 April 1998
Next champion:
Valery Vikhor

Boxing record

Boxing Record
14 Wins (14 (T)KO's), 4 Losses
DateResultOpponentVenueLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
2001-02-17Loss Flag of South Africa.svg Sebastiaan Rothmann Carnival City Casino Brakpen, South Africa KO8 (12)14-4
Fight was for Rothmann's W.B.U. Cruiserweight World title.
2000-10-07Loss Flag of England.svg Johnny Nelson Doncaster Dome Doncaster, England, UK KO5 (12)2:1214-3
Fight was for Nelon's W.B.O. Cruiserweight World title.
2000-06-24Win Flag of England.svg Bruce Scott Hampden Park Glasgow, Scotland, UK TKO4 (12)14-2
Wins vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Cruiserweight title.
2000-03-24Win Flag of Greece.svg Tosca Petridis Hornsby RSL Club Sydney, Australia TKO7 (12)2:3613-2
Wins Petridis's Australian Cruiserweight title and retains O.P.B.F. Cruiserweight title.
2000-02-04Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caine Melbourne Star City Casino Sydney, Australia KO3 (8)12-2
1999-10-16Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Lightning Lupe Omnisports Stadium Nouméa, New Caledonia TKO4 (12)11-2
Retains O.B.A. Cruiserweight title.
1999-09-17Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mosese Sorovi Manly Warringah Leagues Club Sydney, Australia TKO1 (12)2:0410-2
Wins Sorovi's O.P.B.F. Cruiserweight title.
1999-08-05Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Gregory Willoughby Town Hall Sydney, Australia KO2 (6)9-2
1999-03-15Loss Flag of Guyana.svg Wayne Braithwaite Star City Casino Sydney, Australia KO1 (12)2:378-2
Fight was for vacant W.B.U. Cruiserweight World title.
1999-01-16Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Gregory Alexandria Basketball Stadium Sydney, Australia TKO3 (12)8-1
Wins vacant O.B.A. Cruiserweight title.
1998-08-27Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Whiu South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club Sydney, Australia KO37-1
1998-04-05Loss Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriy Vykhor Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle, Australia TKO1 (12)6-1
Loses P.A.B.A. Cruiserweight title.
1998-02-28Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Turvey Parramatta RSL Club Sydney, Australia KO2 (10)2:436-0
1997-12-06Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Wagstaff Stockland Stadium Townsville, AustraliaKO1 (12)2:365-0
Wins vacant P.A.B.A. Cruiserweight title.
1997-09-12Win Flag of Fiji.svg Nat Ledua Manly Warringah Leagues Club Sydney, Australia KO1 (10)1:554-0
1997-05-02Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Kiwi Kingi Dee Why RSL Club Sydney, Australia TKO3 (10)1:583-0
1997-02-10Win Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Valentine Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, California, USA KO12-0
1996-11-22Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Gregory Manly Warringah Leagues Club Sydney, Australia KO1 (8)1-0
Makes professional boxing debut.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
37 Wins (30 (T)KO's, 7 Decisions), 12 Losses, 1 Draw
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2002-10-11Loss Flag of Turkey.svg Gurkan Ozkan Sydney, Australia Decision (Unanimous)62:00
2002-08-17Loss Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Majer K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas Quarterfinals Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2002-02-18Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Peck K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne Final Melbourne, Australia KO11:50
Wins the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne and qualifies for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas.
2002-02-18Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Suttie K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne Semifinals Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2002-02-18Win Flag of Samoa.svg Clay Aumitagi K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne Quarterfinals Melbourne, Australia TKO21:48
2001-12-08Loss Flag of South Africa.svg Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Reserve fight Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2001-10-08Loss Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Hunt K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Final Fukuoka, Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage)31:38
Despite defeat, will be invited to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 as a reservist.
2001-10-08Win Flag of South Africa.svg Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Semifinals Fukuoka, Japan TKO (2 knockdowns/Punch)12:27
2001-04-29Loss Flag of France.svg Jérôme Le Banner K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Final Osaka, Japan KO (Punches)10:46
2001-04-29Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Graham K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Semifinals Osaka, Japan KO (Punch)21:29
2001-04-29Loss Flag of New Zealand.svg Ray Sefo K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Quarterfinals Osaka, Japan TKO (Right hook)12:20
Despite defeat, advances to semifinals due to injury suffered by Ray Sefo.
1996-06-02Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Perry Telgt K-1 Fight Night II Zürich, Switzerland TKO (Doctor stoppage)31:05
1996Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Errol Parris Sydney, Australia KO (Left hook)21:14
Retains the UKF World Cruiserweight title.
1995-10-27Win Flag of the United States.svg Bill LasfarShoot Boxing S-cup BOMBER Tokyo, Japan KO23:40
Wins the vacant Shoot Boxing World Heavyweight title.
1995-08-24Win Flag of the United States.svg Manson Gibson Shoot Boxing S-CUP Thunder and lightning Tokyo, Japan Decision53:00
1994-05-08Loss Flag of Russia.svg Artem Tonoyan K-2 Plus Tournament 1994 Quarterfinals Amsterdam, Netherlands KO1
1993-12-29Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ernesto Hoost K-2 Grand Prix '93 Semifinals Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 knockdowns/Right high kick)12:13
1993-12-29Win Flag of France.svg Bob Zengifo K-2 Grand Prix '93 Quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning back fist)10:43
1993-11-15Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lomulder K-1 Andy's Glove Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage)22:36
1993-09-04Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerard Gordeau K-1 Illusion Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning back fist)22:07
1993-06-25Win Flag of the United States.svg Lavelle Robinson K-1 Sanctuary III Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins the UKF World Cruiserweight title.
1993-05-22Win Flag of Japan.svg Kaneko Machida AJKF Evolution Step-3 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee stoppage/Right low kick)42:22
1993-03-30Win Flag of Japan.svg Nobuki Iwashita Korakuen Experiment: Round 2 Tokyo, Japan KO11:56
1993-03-30Win Flag of Japan.svg Shinjiro Aoki K-1 Sanctuary I Tokyo, Japan KO10:40
1992-12-11Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Kaman Tokyo, Japan KO
1992-10-04Loss Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stan Longinidis Seido Kaikan '92 Karate World Cup Kakutogi Olympic III Japan TKO (Dislocated shoulder)1
Watt was injured when both fighters fell out of the ring.
1992-08-29Loss Flag of the United States.svg Mike Vieira San Jose, California KO (Punch)22:05
Fight was for the UMT World Cruiserweight title.
1992-05-16Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Aerts Rings Mega Battle 4th Tokyo, Japan KO22:46
1992-03-26Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Kaman Seido Kaikan Kakutogi Olympic I Tokyo, Japan KO22:18
1992-03-05Draw Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Nyman Mega Battle II: Ibuki Amagasaki, Japan Decision draw53:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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