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Irish boxer John Cooney dies aged 28, one week after suffering injury in bout
- 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 injured in a fight in Belfast.
A statement on Monday said that the 28-year-old was in intensive care following his defeat to the Welshman Nathan Howells at the Ulster Hall last Saturday. The bout was stopped in the ninth round and Cooney had subsequently undergone surgery after it was discovered he had an intracranial haemorrhage. The bout was his first defence of the Celtic super-featherweight title.
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