Adam Watt | |
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Born | Manly, New South Wales, Australia | 10 November 1967
Other names | Lights Out |
Nationality | Australian |
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 86.5 kg (191 lb; 13.62 st) |
Style | Seidokaikan karate |
Trainer | Kazuyoshi Ishii Chan Cheuk-fai |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 18 |
Wins | 14 |
By knockout | 14 |
Losses | 4 |
By knockout | 4 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 50 |
Wins | 37 |
By knockout | 30 |
Losses | 12 |
Draws | 1 |
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.
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.