Irish boxer John Cooney has died every week after his Celtic super-featherweight title combat on the Ulster Corridor in Belfast.
Cooney, 28, was stopped within the ninth spherical of his combat towards Welshman Nathan Howells on February 1 and was taken to hospital, the place he underwent surgical procedure on a mind bleed and was admitted to intensive care.
His promotors MHD Promotions introduced through social media on Saturday that he had handed away.
“It’s with full devastation that we now have to announce that after every week of battling for his life John Cooney has sadly handed away,” learn the publish.
“Mr & Mrs Cooney and his fiancée Emmaleen want to thank the workers at Belfast’s Royal Victoria hospital who’ve labored tirelessly to avoid wasting John’s life and for everybody who has despatched messages of helps and prayers.
“He was a a lot cherished son, brother and accomplice and it’ll take us all a lifetime to overlook how particular he was. RIP John ‘The Child Cooney’.”
Cooney gained the Celtic super-featherweight title with a first-round victory over Liam Gaynor in Dublin in November 2023, a part of the identical sell-out present that noticed Katie Taylor defeat Chantelle Cameron by majority resolution.
He spent a yr out of the ring with a hand damage however returned to defeat Tampela Maharusi at York Corridor in October, earlier than his combat once more final week.
