Former boxer Michael Watson, centre, was the victim of a suspected car-jacking which saw him needing hospital treatment for his injuries Police are investigating an attack on former boxer Michael Watson and his carer which saw the one-time world title contender dragged from a car and left needing hospital treatment. Watson saw his boxing career ended in 1991 after he lost a WBO super-middleweight title contest to Chris Eubank during which he suffered a serious brain injury and afterwards spent 40 days in a coma.