
Irish boxer John Cooney dies after suffering brain injury in super-featherweight championship fight
The 28-year-old from Belfast had won the Celtic super-featherweight title against Liam Gaynor in November 2023. Saturday 8 February 2025 21:05, UK Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after suffering a brain injury in a championship fight, his promoters have said. The 28-year-old from Belfast [https://news.sky.com/topic/belfast-6153] was taken to intensive care after he…