Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 from brain injuries sustained in a fight, his promoter announced on Saturday.

Irish boxer John Cooney has died after sustaining serious injuries in a fight. He was 28.

Irish boxer John Cooney, 28, has tragically died following his ninth-round stoppage loss in Belfast on Feb. 1.

Irish boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced. A statement on Monday said that the 28-year-old was in intensive care following his defeat to Welshman Nathan Howells at the Ulster Hall last Saturday, in his first defence of the Celtic super-featherweight title.

Galways John Cooney underwent surgery in Belfasts Royal Victoria Hospital last week on a brain bleed, after he was stopped in the ninth round of his Celtic super-featherweight title defence at the Uls

Irish boxer John Cooney has died aged 28 from injuries sustained in a bout on Feb.1, his promoter announced on Saturday. The Irishman had been in

Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney has died of a brain injury a week after being stopped in his first Celtic title defense against Welshman Nathan Howells, his promoter said on Saturday. “It is with complete devastation that we have to announce that after a week of battling for his life John Cooney has sadly passed away,

The fight, which marked his first defence of the Celtic super-featherweight title, was stopped in the ninth round.

28-year-old boxer John Cooney has died a week after being taken to intensive care following his defeat in his first Celtic super-featherweight title defence. The Irish boxer had been fighting Welshman Nathan Howells at Ulster Hall in Belfast on 2 February and was stopped in the ninth round of the fight.

The 28-year-old from Belfast had won the Celtic super-featherweight title against Liam Gaynor in November 2023.

Cooney was slated to defend his British Boxing Board of Control Celtic super featherweight title last Saturday in Belfast against Nathan Howells of Wales. Howells won the fight in