Mr Cooney passed away a week after a title fight in Belfast Northern Ireland's Sports Minister Gordon Lyons described what had happened as a "tragic event". He paid tribute to Cooney in the ...

Reluctantly, Colm set the new price, still the cheapest in Ireland, at €4.20 in 2024 and told Galway Beo "I always resist putting the prices up as long as I can, but this time I might have to ...

Boxer John Cooney remained in intensive care on Monday evening after being rushed to hospital following a bout in the Ulster ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — 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.

Coverage: Watch live on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website from 18:30 GMT and on BBC Two Northern Ireland from 21:00 ... the bill at the Ulster Hall is Colm 'Posh Boy' Murphy.

Colm Murphy, John Cooney and Teo Alin are all in action at ... it is the first of a series of three boxing events from the BBC in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The likes of Barry McGuigan ...