arista
08-02-2025, 11:40 PM
Posting on this section
as it is very sad he died.
Something went wrong in the Belfast Hospital.
In my view.
[Super-featherweight boxer
John Cooney, 28, has died after his
defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells
in Belfast last Saturday.
The Irish boxer suffered an
intracranial haemorrhage
and had surgery to relieve pressure
on his brain following the bout
at the Ulster Hall.
Galway man Cooney was assessed by
the medical team in the ring before
being stretchered out and transferred
to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
"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 said on behalf
of the Cooney family.
"Mr and Mrs Cooney and
his fiancee Emmaleen would like
to thank the staff at
Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital
who have worked tirelessly to save
John's life and for everyone who
has sent messages of support and prayers.
"He was a much-loved son, brother
and partner and it will take us all a lifetime
to forget how special he was.
RIP John 'The Kid' Cooney."
The contest was stopped in the ninth
round at the Ulster Hall in what was
Cooney's first defence of his
Celtic super-featherweight title.
The Galway boxer won the Celtic title
with a first-round win over Liam Gaynor
in November 2023 at a sold-out 3Arena
in Dublin, on the undercard of Katie Taylor's
revenge win over Chantelle Cameron.
Cooney then spent a year out of the ring
recovering from a hand injury before returning
to beat Tampela Maharusi of Tanzania in
October 2024 in London.]
[He had left the ring on a stretcher after
last Saturday's fight at the city's Ulster Hall
was stopped in the ninth round.]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/ckg0e4vvr08o
[Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH),
also known as intracranial bleed,
is bleeding within the skull]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracranial_hemorrhage
as it is very sad he died.
Something went wrong in the Belfast Hospital.
In my view.
[Super-featherweight boxer
John Cooney, 28, has died after his
defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells
in Belfast last Saturday.
The Irish boxer suffered an
intracranial haemorrhage
and had surgery to relieve pressure
on his brain following the bout
at the Ulster Hall.
Galway man Cooney was assessed by
the medical team in the ring before
being stretchered out and transferred
to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
"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 said on behalf
of the Cooney family.
"Mr and Mrs Cooney and
his fiancee Emmaleen would like
to thank the staff at
Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital
who have worked tirelessly to save
John's life and for everyone who
has sent messages of support and prayers.
"He was a much-loved son, brother
and partner and it will take us all a lifetime
to forget how special he was.
RIP John 'The Kid' Cooney."
The contest was stopped in the ninth
round at the Ulster Hall in what was
Cooney's first defence of his
Celtic super-featherweight title.
The Galway boxer won the Celtic title
with a first-round win over Liam Gaynor
in November 2023 at a sold-out 3Arena
in Dublin, on the undercard of Katie Taylor's
revenge win over Chantelle Cameron.
Cooney then spent a year out of the ring
recovering from a hand injury before returning
to beat Tampela Maharusi of Tanzania in
October 2024 in London.]
[He had left the ring on a stretcher after
last Saturday's fight at the city's Ulster Hall
was stopped in the ninth round.]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/ckg0e4vvr08o
[Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH),
also known as intracranial bleed,
is bleeding within the skull]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracranial_hemorrhage