Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney has died of a brain injury ... had left the ring on a stretcher after last Saturday’s fight at the city’s Ulster Hall was stopped in the ninth ...

In an earlier statement, Cooney's promoter Mark Dunlop had said: 'Following John Cooney's epic title fight at the Ulster Hall on Saturday evening Josh was assessed by the onsite medical team of ...

GoFundMe John "The Kid" Cooney, a U.K.-based super-featherweight boxer, has died a week after sustaining a brain injury in a championship fight. He was 28. The late boxer’s management company ...

Cooney underwent surgery on a brain bleed, after he was stopped in ninth round of his fight against Welshman Nathan Howells on February 1 Irish boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop ...

Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after suffering a brain injury in a championship fight, his promoters have said. The 28-year-old from Belfast was taken to intensive care after he lost to ...

Irish boxer John Cooney during a fight back in 2023 (Picture: Getty) Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 one week after suffering a brain injury during his fight with Nathan Howells.

Image: John Cooney has died at the age of 28 Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after his Celtic super-featherweight title fight at the Ulster Hall in Belfast. Cooney, 28, was stopped in the ...

Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney has died after suffering a brain injury in his clash with Nathan Howells last weekend. Cooney was stopped in the ninth round of the fight, which was the ...

Tributes have poured in for the Irish boxer, including Nick Blackwell who wrote: "Another boxer lost his life tragically after sustaining a brain injury after his fight. Just 28 years old.