Aintree hero I Am Maximus set to carry top weight of 11st12lb as weights revealed at traditional Grand National lunch in St ...

Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney has died of a brain injury a week after being stopped in his first Celtic title defense against Welshman Nathan Howells, his promoter said on Saturday.

Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title defeat to Nathan Howells in Belfast, marking at least the sixth boxer ...

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 ...

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 ...

John Cooney, an Irish boxer, died Saturday a week after a fight in which he suffered a severe brain injury. He was 28. "It is with complete devastation that we have to announce that after a week ...

John Cooney, the young Irish boxer who has died after a title fight in Belfast, has been described by the former world champion Barry McGuigan as a “lovely sweet kid” whose life was “snapped ...