Irish boxer John Cooney died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title defeat to Nathan Howells.

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, 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.

Irish boxer John Cooney has died after sustaining serious injuries in a fight. He was 28. “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 28-year-old from Belfast had won the Celtic super-featherweight title against Liam Gaynor in November 2023.

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

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.