Irish boxing is in mourning after a 28-year-old former champion died a week after suffering a brutal knock out in a title ...

Alex Carey earned Man of the Match honors for his brilliant 156, while Steve Smith was named Player of the Series for his ...

Irish boxer John Cooney died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title ...

John Cooney has died from the injuries he suffered during his defeat against Wales' Nathan Howells last weekend. The Irish ...

Super-featherweight boxer John Cooney, 28, has died after his defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast last Saturday. The Irish boxer suffered an intracranial haemorrhage and had surgery to ...

Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title ...

Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 ... Cooney was defending his Celtic super-featherweight title against Welshman Nathan Howells at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on February 1 when ...

The Irish boxer was stopped in the ninth round of his fight against Welshman Nathan Howells on February 1 and was taken to hospital and admitted to intensive care. It was has confirmed the super ...

IMAGE: Irish boxer John Cooney was admitted in hospital in Belfast after his bout against Welshman Nathan Howells. Photograph: John Cooney/Instagram Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney ...

Galway boxer John Cooney had surgery on his brain following his defeat in Belfast a week ago Super-featherweight boxer John Cooney, 28, has died after his defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in ...