"It will take us all a lifetime to forget how special he was," read a statement announcing the athlete's death ...

Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan ...

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

Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney has died of a brain injury a week after being stopped in his first Celtic title defence against Welshman Nathan Howells, his promoter said on Saturday. Read ...

Irish boxer John Cooney succumbs to a brain injury a week after a fight. He was hospitalized post-surgery after collapsing during his first Celtic title defense against Nathan Howells. The boxing ...

Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 one week after suffering a brain injury during his fight with Nathan ...

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

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

BOXER John Cooney has died after suffering a brain injury during the first defence of his Celtic super-featherweight boxing ...

John Cooney has died at the age of 28 after suffering a bleed to the brain during a boxing match.

Galway boxer John Cooney has passed away a week after being injured in a boxing match. Mr Cooney was left in a critical condition after last weekend’s bout at the Ulster Hall in Belfast. A statement ...

Irish boxer John Cooney has died after his bout against Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast last Saturday, his promoter has ...