Read more: John Cooney: Funeral on Valentines Day for 28-year-old injured while defending his Celtic super-featherweight title in Ulster Hall After the boxing match John Cooney, 28, suffered an ...

The brother of boxer John Cooney, who tragically died after being injured in a fight, is running a half-marathon and raising funds for charity to “make him proud”. The 28-year-old boxer from Galway ...

Hope has been expressed that an inquest into the death of a young boxer who died after a professional fight in Belfast last year will bring change in the sport. John Cooney, 28, from Galway, died a ...

Witnesses at an inquest into the death of boxer John Cooney who died following a professional bout in Belfast could include a hydration expert, a coroner’s court has heard. The super-featherweight ...

The family of Irish boxer John Cooney, who died from a brain injury after a 2025 title fight, hope his inquest will drive major safety reforms in the sport. Their solicitor says the hearing will probe ...

John Cooney, 28, from Galway, died a week after suffering an injury in a title fight at the Ulster Hall in February 2025. He was treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital for an intracranial haemorrhage, ...

A coroner has ordered a new inquest into the death of a boxer who died after a bout in Belfast earlier this year. Galway native John Cooney (28) suffered a brain haemorrhage during a fight in the ...