Irish boxer John Cooney, 28, has tragically died following his ninth-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Nathan Howells at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on Feb. 1. Cooney is most remembered for ...

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 ...

This evening, we learned that John Cooney, a super-featherweight from Belfast, has sadly passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a bout on February 1. The Irish boxer suffered an intracranial ...

Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 from brain injuries sustained in a fight, his promoter announced on Saturday. "It is with complete devastation that we have to announce that after a ...

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 ...

The Northern Irish junior lightweight John Cooney is in intensive care following his defeat on Saturday evening by Nathan Howells of Wales. Their fight was stopped in the ninth round at the Ulster ...

When the death of a boxer occurs, the most prominent recent case being Northern Ireland’s 28-year-old John Cooney, the sport generates significant attention in the widespread media. Not when there is ...