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Boxer Cooney dies after title fight defeat

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Irish boxer John Cooney has died after his defeat by Nathan Howells .

The 28-year-old suffered an intracranial haemorrhage and underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.

The contest was stopped in the ninth round in what was Cooney 's first defence of his Celtic title.