Skilled boxer Georgia O’Connor has died aged 25.
The Durham native introduced earlier this yr she had been identified with most cancers after beforehand battling ulcerative colitis.
O’Connor was a embellished beginner boxer at junior degree, profitable a gold medal on the Commonwealth Youth Video games in 2017.
O’Connor signed with promoter Ben Shalom’s Boxxer when she turned skilled and was undefeated in three fights.
“We’re heartbroken by the passing of Georgia O’Connor. A real warrior inside and out of doors the ring, the boxing neighborhood has misplaced a proficient, brave and decided younger lady far too quickly,” Boxxer stated.
“Georgia was liked, revered and admired by her buddies right here at Boxxer. Our ideas are together with her family members at this troublesome time.”
Two weeks in the past, O’Connor posted on her social media that she had married her boyfriend and adjusted her final title to Cardinali.
Tributes have poured in for her, together with from fighters Jack Catterall, Molly McCann and Chantelle Cameron.
England Boxing highlighting her achievements, saying: “A gifted boxer and beloved member of the beginner boxing neighborhood, she gained medals on the Commonwealth Youth Video games, Youth Worlds and European Championships.”
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