Adam Keith Watt (born 10 November 1967) is an Australian former boxer and

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. He has studied

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, Seido-kaikan

karate (; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fuj ...

, and

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

. 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

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's & World Boxing Organisation's (W.B.C & WBO) Cruiserweight ratings. In 2000, he challenged

WBO The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing ...

cruiserweight champion

Johnny Nelson Ivanson Ranny "Johnny" Nelson (born 4 January 1967) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 2005, and has since worked as a boxing analyst. He is currently the longest reigning world cruiserweight champion of all time ...

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 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993, well known worldwide mainly for its heavyweight division fights and Grand Prix tournaments. In January 2012, K-1 Global Holdings Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, acquired ...

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

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to import chemical precursors to the drug

methamphetamine Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. Methamp ...

. While Watt was on remand awaiting trial, he was hit from behind with a

sandwich toaster A pie iron—also called pudgy pie iron, sandwich toaster, snackwicher, toastie maker, that consists of two hinged concave, round or square, cast iron or aluminium plates on long handles. Its "clamshell" design resembles that of a waffle iro ...

inside a pillow case. When ambulance officers reached Watt he was

clinically dead Clinical death is the medical term for cessation of blood circulation and breathing, the two criteria necessary to sustain the lives of human beings and of many other organisms. It occurs when the heart stops beating in a regular rhythm, a conditio ...

, but they managed to revive him at the scene. The extent of his injuries has not been made public. 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.

Career

*Kickboxing **2002 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Melbourne Champion **2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Fukuoka Repechage B Runner-Up **2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Osaka Runner-Up **2000

ISKA The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the Unite ...

World International Rules Light Cruiserweight Champion **1997

World

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterise ...

Light Cruiserweight Champion **1995 Shoot Boxing World Heavyweight Champion **1993 UKF World Cruiserweight Champion ** WKA World Cruiserweight Champion *Boxing **2000-01 British Commonwealth Cruiserweight Champion **2000 Australian Cruiserweight Champion **1999-00

OPBF The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region. History Oriental boxing started in the Philippines in 1946 after the Spanish-American War. While ...

Cruiserweight Champion (1 title defense) **1999 OBA Cruiserweight Champion (1 title defense) **1997-98 PABA Cruiserweight Champion

Boxing record

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Doncaster Dome The Dome Leisure Centre is an arena and leisure centre in Doncaster, England, commonly referred to as ''The Dome'' or ''Doncaster Dome''. It has a swimming complex, bars, a sports arena that is also used as an event venue and the United Kingdo ...

, , Doncaster, England, UK , , KO , , 5 (12) , , 2:12 , , 14-3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-06-24 , , Win , , align=left, Bruce Scott , ,

Hampden Park Hampden Park (Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden''), often referred to as Hampden, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The -capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland. It is the no ...

, , Glasgow, Scotland, UK , , TKO , , 4 (12) , , , , 14-2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-03-24 , , Win , , align=left,

Tosca Petridis Tosca Petridis (born Tasis Petridis, 30 October 1966) is an Australian former kickboxer and Boxing, boxer. He was born in Melbourne, however is of Greeks, Greek ethnicity. He lives in Melbourne. Kickboxing Tosca is a former 7 time World Kickbo ...

, , Hornsby RSL Club , ,

Sydney, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metro ...

, , TKO , , 7 (12) , , 2:36 , , 13-2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-02-04 , , Win , , align=left, Caine Melbourne , , Star City Casino , ,

, , KO , , 3 (8) , , , , 12-2 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1999-10-16 , , Win , , align=left, Lightning Lupe , , Omnisports Stadium , , Nouméa, New Caledonia , , TKO , , 4 (12) , , , , 11-2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1999-09-17 , , Win , , align=left, Mosese Sorovi , , Manly Warringah Leagues Club , ,

, , TKO , , 1 (12) , , 2:04 , , 10-2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1999-08-05 , , Win , , align=left, Phil Gregory , , Willoughby Town Hall , ,

, , KO , , 2 (6) , , , , 9-2 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1999-03-15 , , Loss , , align=left,

Wayne Braithwaite Wayne "Big Truck" Braithwaite (born August 9, 1975) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2012, and held the WBC cruiserweight title from 2002 to 2005.. Retrieved November 26, 2016. Professional career The highlight ...

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, , KO , , 1 (12) , , 2:37 , , 8-2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1999-01-16 , , Win , , align=left, Phil Gregory , , Alexandria Basketball Stadium , ,

, , TKO , , 3 (12) , , , , 8-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1998-08-27 , , Win , , align=left, Simon Whiu , , South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club , ,

, , KO , , 3 , , , , 7-1 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1998-04-05 , , Loss , , align=left, Valeriy Vykhor , ,

Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose Australian arena within the Newcastle Showgrounds. It was opened in 1992 at a cost of . The centre's original tenant was the Newcastle Falcons NBL team who moved to the new venue in 1992 from th ...

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Newcastle, Australia Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area ...

, , TKO , , 1 (12) , , , , 6-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1998-02-28 , , Win , , align=left, Dean Turvey , , Parramatta RSL Club , ,

, , KO , , 2 (10) , , 2:43 , , 6-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-12-06 , , Win , , align=left, Kevin Wagstaff , ,

Stockland Stadium The Willows Sports Complex, currently known as 1300SMILES Stadium through sponsorship, is a grass football stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It has been a predominantly rugby league ground as the home ground of the North Qu ...

, ,

Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...

, Australia , , KO , , 1 (12) , , 2:36 , , 5-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-09-12 , , Win , , align=left, Nat Ledua , , Manly Warringah Leagues Club , ,

, , KO , , 1 (10) , , 1:55 , , 4-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-05-02 , , Win , , align=left, Joe Kiwi Kingi , , Dee Why RSL Club , ,

, , TKO , , 3 (10) , , 1:58 , , 3-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-02-10 , , Win , , align=left, Ernie Valentine , , Memorial Auditorium , , Sacramento, California, USA , , KO , , 1 , , , , 2-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-11-22 , , Win , , align=left, Phil Gregory , , Manly Warringah Leagues Club , ,

, , KO , , 1 (8) , , , , 1-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

Kickboxing record

, - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2002-10-11 , , Loss , , align=left, Gurkan Ozkan , , , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 6 , , 2:00 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2002-08-17 , , Loss , , align=left, Pavel Majer , ,

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

Quarterfinals , ,

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-02-18 , , Win , , align=left,

Andrew Peck Andrew Peck (born 3 July 1973, in New Zealand) is a New Zealand kickboxer. He is the 2010 WMC Super Heavyweight Intercontinental Champion. Biography Originally from Auckland, New Zealand Andrew Peck began training Muaythai at the age of 18. ...

, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne Final , ,

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metr ...

, , KO , , 1 , , 1:50 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-02-18 , , Win , , align=left, Jason Suttie , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne Semifinals , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-02-18 , , Win , , align=left, Clay Aumitagi , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne Quarterfinals , ,

, , TKO , , 2 , , 1:48 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2001-12-08 , , Loss , , align=left, Mike Bernardo , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Reserve fight , ,

Tokyo, Japan Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2001-10-08 , , Loss , , align=left,

Mark Hunt Mark Richard Hunt (born 23 March 1974) is a New Zealand former mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) until 2018 and was the w ...

, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Final , ,

Fukuoka, Japan is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kuma ...

, , TKO (Doctor stoppage) , , 3 , , 1:38 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-10-08 , , Win , , align=left, Mike Bernardo , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Semifinals , ,

, , TKO (2 knockdowns/Punch) , , 1 , , 2:27 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2001-04-29 , , Loss , , align=left,

Jérôme Le Banner Jérôme Philippe Le Banner (; born December 26, 1972) is a French kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler. Le Banner fought for most of his career in K-1 and became known for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power ...

, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Final , ,

Osaka, Japan is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 ...

, , KO (Punches) , , 1 , , 0:46 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-04-29 , , Win , , align=left, Peter Graham , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Semifinals , ,

, , KO (Punch) , , 2 , , 1:29 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2001-04-29 , , Loss , , align=left, Ray Sefo , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Quarterfinals , ,

, , TKO (Right hook) , , 1 , , 2:20 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1996-06-02 , , Loss , , align=left, Perry Teigt , , K-1 Fight Night II , , Zürich, Switzerland , , TKO (Doctor stoppage) , , 3 , , 1:05 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996 , , Win , , align=left, Errol Parris , , , ,

, , KO (Left hook) , , 2 , , 1:14 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 1995-10-27 , , Win, , align=left, Bill Lasfar , , Shoot Boxing S-cup BOMBER , ,

, , KO , , 2 , , 3:40 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 1995-08-24 , , Win, , align=left, Manson Gibson , , Shoot Boxing S-CUP Thunder and lightning , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1994-05-08 , , Loss , , align=left, Artem Tonoyan , , K-2 Plus Tournament 1994 Quarterfinals , ,

Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban area ...

, , KO , , 1 , , , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1993-12-29 , , Loss , , align=left, Ernesto Hoost , ,

K-2 Grand Prix '93 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

Semifinals , ,

, , TKO (2 knockdowns/Right high kick) , , 1 , , 2:13 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1993-12-29 , , Win , , align=left, Bob Zengifo , ,

Quarterfinals , ,

, , KO (Spinning back fist) , , 1 , , 0:43 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1993-11-15 , , Win , , align=left, Jan Lomulder , , K-1 Andy's Glove , ,

, , TKO (Doctor stoppage) , , 2 , , 2:36 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1993-09-04 , , Win , , align=left,

Gerard Gordeau Gerard Gordeau (born March 30, 1955) is a Dutch former Savateur, Karateka, Kickboxer, and mixed martial artist. He is the 1991 World Champion Savate and holder of the Dutch Champion Karate title for 8 consecutive years, but foremost known intern ...

, , K-1 Illusion , ,

, , KO (Spinning back fist) , , 2 , , 2:07 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1993-06-25 , , Win , , align=left, Lavelle Robinson , , K-1 Sanctuary III , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1993-05-22 , , Win , , align=left, Kaneko Machida , , AJKF Evolution Step-3 , ,

, , TKO (Referee stoppage/Right low kick) , , 4 , , 2:22 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1993-03-30 , , Win , , align=left, Nobuki Iwashita , , Korakuen Experiment: Round 2 , ,

, , KO , , 1 , , 1:56 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1993-03-30 , , Win , , align=left, Shinjiro Aoki , , K-1 Sanctuary I , ,

, , KO , , 1 , , 0:40 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1992-12-11 , , Loss , , align=left,

Rob Kaman Rob "The Dutchman" Kaman (born 5 June 1960) is a Dutch retired 9-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion. He is often called "Mr. Low Kick" because of his feared low kicks which he used to set up his devastating offensive attacks. Biogra ...

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, , KO , , , , , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1992-10-04 , , Loss , , align=left, Stan Longinidis , , Seido Kaikan '92 Karate World Cup Kakutogi Olympic III , ,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

, , TKO (Dislocated shoulder) , , 1 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1992-08-29 , , Loss , , align=left, Mike Vieira , , , ,

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, , KO (Punch) , , 2 , , 2:05 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1992-05-16 , , Loss , , align=left, Peter Aerts , , Rings Mega Battle 4th , ,

, , KO , , 2 , , 2:46 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1992-03-26 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , Seido Kaikan Kakutogi Olympic I , ,

, , KO , , 2 , , 2:18 , - , - bgcolor="#c5d2ea" , 1992-03-05 , , Draw , , align=left, Hans Nyman , , Mega Battle II: Ibuki , , Amagasaki, Japan , , Decision draw , , 5 , , 3:00 , - , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

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