Ex-footballer turned boxer Curtis Woodhouse hunts down Twitter troll

Updated: 26 Aug, 2025 • • min read

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While internet trolls are commonplace these days, one Twitter user has been taught a valuable lesson about what can happen when you troll someone who gets paid to punch people.

A professional boxer might not be the most sensible target for aspiring Twitter tormentors

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Former Birmingham City and Sheffield United player Curtis Woodhouse quit football for boxing in 2006 and after juggling both sports for a while, he is now a fulltime, professional boxer.

On Friday night, he lost his English light-welterweight title to Shayne Singleton in controversial circumstances in Manchester.

Despite the uncertainty around the result, one Twitter user decided to have a pop at the defeated Woodhouse.

@woodhousecurtis retire immediately cant even defend a pathetic little title you are a complete disgrace #awfulboxer
— the master (@jimmyob88) March 11, 2013

@woodhousecurtis Whats funny u put so much effort in sacrificed all that time and failed to defend your mickey mouse title #wasteofspunk
— the master (@jimmyob88) March 11, 2013

@woodhousecurtis just retire lets face it your not good the facts and statistics prove my point a handful of losses already #shitboxer
— the master (@jimmyob88) March 11, 2013

@woodhousecurtis what u going to do knock me out like your last opponent ooops
— the master (@jimmyob88) March 11, 2013

And Woodhouse soon showed he's a man of action, not words.

@kinkwadze @jimmyob88 good lad, ill enjoy our little visit
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

@kinkwadze@jimmyob88 james o brian,mount view road, you silly silly boy, see you really soon big boy @wit_xx
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

Somehow, he managed to get the culprit's address and drove to his street, believed to be in Sheffield in the northern English county of Yorkshire.

@wit_xx @kinkwadze @jimmyob88 old jimmy has shit his pants and gone quite because we know where he lives! we are coming over for a brew
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

@jimmyob88 to late for all that son, @kinwadze is picking me up after work and you can explain yourself later
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

@t_burgin @jimmyob88 @wit_xx i cant wait!! im give him a right pasting!!
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

Woodhouse gave a countdown of his arrival, confirming the street name before tweeting out a picture when he arrived on the street, looking for help with the house number.

just on my way to sheffield to have a little chat with a old friend, get the kettle on @jimmyob88 #boxing #football #sillysillyboy
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

can somebody let me know what number it is?? i know its mount view road just need the number, ill send a pic when i arrive #boxing #football
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

when i get on @jimmyob88 road ill send a picture of the road just to let you all know that im not messing about #keyboardwarrior #boxing
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

@jimmyob88 @wit_xx to late for all that now jimmy, ive had enough of your mouth, ill be about 50 mins and you can have your say then
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

can anybody give me his house number please? dm me if you dont want it out on twitter, ill be 10 mins #boxing #football
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

right Jimbob im here !!!!! someone tell me what number he lives at, or do I have to knock on every door#itsshowtime twitter.com/woodhousecurti…
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

Needless to say, the troll, who calls himself The Master, backed down and began apologising to the boxer.

@woodhousecurtis i am sorry its getting abit out of hand i am in the wrong i accept that
— the master (@jimmyob88) March 11, 2013

The pair never met face to face, though.

@jimmyob88 never came out to play so im going back home! maybe a bit daft what i did today but sometimes enough is enough #boxing #football
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

The 32-year-old later appeared to have seen the funny side.

just found out you can block people!! could of let me know earlier i could have saved 20 quid in petrol! #jimmybrownpants #boxing #football
— curtis woodhouse (@woodhousecurtis) March 11, 2013

Woodhouse's actions won him more than 8,000 followers on Twitter and was also given support by former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton and notorious footballer Joey Barton.

Followers even likened his vigilante approach to that of actor Liam Neeson in the "Taken" movies that remarkably avoided the Oscars radar.

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