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John Cooney

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The family of a man who died a week after a title fight in Belfast say they are "touched" by condolences.
  • Galway-born fighter died after intercranial haemorrhage
  • Calls to make sports such as boxing and rugby safer

John Cooney, the young Irish boxer who has died after a title fight in Belfast, has been desc…

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.
Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.
  • Cooney suffered intracranial haemorrhage at Ulster Hall
  • ‘He was a much loved son, brother and partner’

The Irish boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced, a week after he was …

Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.
Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.
Super-featherweight boxer John Cooney is in intensive care after his defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast on Saturday.

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