Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 from brain injuries sustained in a fight, his promoter announced on Saturday. “It is with complete devastation that we have to announce that ...

Super-featherweight boxer John Cooney, 28, has died after his defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast last Saturday. The Irish boxer suffered an intracranial haemorrhage and had surgery to ...

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The bout with Welsh boxer Howells was Cooney's first defence of the Celtic super-featherweight title. Cooney won the title with a win over Liam Gaynor in Dublin in November 2023, but spent a year ...

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 ...

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Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title defeat to Nathan Howells in Belfast. The death of the 28-year-old ...

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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 ...

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 ...