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Irish Boxer Dies From Brain Injury One Week After Celtic Championship Fight

John Cooney in 2023. | James Chance/Getty Images

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 of battling for his life John Cooney has sadly passed away," MHD Promotions, Cooney's promoter, said via the BBC. "He was a much-loved son, brother and partner and it will take us all a lifetime to forget how special he was."

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