David Payne

Theboxingwriter@RoundtableIO

Writer. Talker. For hire.

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A composer of words on boxing, sport's oldest showgirl, for 25 years. Appearing in print, on national radio, online and as a podcast guest in the UK and US. E: theboxingwriter@outlook.com X: @theboxingwriter SubSt: @boxingwriter Fb: /boxingwriter W: boxingwriter.co.uk Joined at Oct 23, 2025

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David Payne

Theboxingwriter@RoundtableIO

Writer. Talker. For hire.

Moses Itauma faces resistance test

Justin Juuko, Michael Gomez and the return of Floyd Mayweather

Wood wins the battle of the old warhorses.

Old but bold. Wood and Warrington's last hurrah

"Good luck motherf*****!". Ajagba stops proud former champion in 4

Picture this - Heavyweight division threatens modern drama

Heartbreaker Figueroa wrecks Ball in 12th

Thousand Blows. Ball and Figueroa booked for telephone booth battle

Boxing in January - Snakes and Ladders, Winners and Losers

Josh Kelly dances past Bakhram Murtazaliev to IBF title

Tyson Fury and the Bond villain

The ghastly and the ghoulish. Wilder and Chisora to meet in April?

Sheffield's Dalton Smith kicks Matias off the throne in Brooklyn

Kabayel beats Knyba in 3. Crowd calls for Usyk next

In the footsteps of Prince Naseem, Sheffield's Dalton Smith faces moment of truth versus Matias

You said I couldn't dance, but now I'm back. Tyson Fury returns.....again.

OTD 1952 - Jake LaMotta dropped for the first time.

OTD 1908 - Jack Johnson changed the world

Weight of expectation - bloated Okolie blasts another carcass

Rocky Horror Show - Joshua finally ends the theatre