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, marking at least the sixth boxer to ...

"It will take us all a lifetime to forget how special he was," read a statement announcing the athlete's death GoFundMe John "The Kid" Cooney, a U.K.-based super-featherweight boxer, has died a week ...

The death of 28-year-old John Cooney was announced on Saturday in a statement published by his promoter Mark Dunlop on behalf of the Cooney family and his fiancee Emmaleen. “After a week of battling ...

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 after a ...

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

John Cooney is fighting for his life after being stopped in the ninth round by Nathan Howells in their Celtic super-featherweight championship clash John Cooney was placed on a stretcher and wheeled ...

Irish boxer John Cooney, 28, has tragically died following his ninth-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Nathan Howells at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on Feb. 1. Cooney is most remembered for ...

The family of the late John Cooney, who died after his fight with Nathan Howells on February 1, has expressed its gratitude to the sport. Cooney was taken to hospital after being stopped in the ninth ...

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, MHD Promotions, ...