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 ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...