Irish professional boxer, John Cooney has died aged 28 this weekend after suffering a brain injury in his super featherweight title fight in Belfast en route to a stoppage loss against Nathan Howells in the ninth round.
Galway native, Cooney, featured in a super-featherweight title fight last Saturday night in Belfast, taking on the above-mentioned, Howells.
And suffering a ninth round stoppage loss, Cooney was treated by the ringside-physician, before being transported to Royal Victoria Hospital.