British Boxer Georgia O’Connor Dies Aged 25 After Battle with Cancer
- British boxer Georgia O'Connor, a 25-year-old former Team GB athlete from County Durham, died on May 22, 2025, after battling cancer.
- O'Connor was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive cancer in October 2024, following a prior diagnosis of ulcerative colitis earlier that year.
- A decorated amateur, she won gold at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, was undefeated in three professional fights since 2021, and multiple-times national taekwondo champion.
- In February 2025, a fundraiser raised thousands to aid alternative treatment while her husband Adriano quit work to support her fight, described by her as love that says, "we do this together, no matter what."
- Her death prompted widespread tributes from the boxing community and promoters who called her a courageous, talented fighter taken far too soon.
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The Boxer Georgia or Connor Died of Cancer at 25 Years Old. He Told Me, "The Doctors Told Me It Was nothing."
The world of English boxing has been hit by a tragic news: Georgia O'Connor died at only 25 years old, cut off by a particularly aggressive and uncurable form of cancer. The news was made public by England Boxing, the UK's amateur boxing federation, which expressed its pain on Instagram: "We are saddened by the disappearance of Georgia O'Connor." Last year, the young boxer had reported that she had received the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, a…
Georgia O’Connor’s Boxer Dies at 25 After Misdiagnosis of Cancer: ‘No Doctor Heeded Me’
The only battle Georgia O’Connor lost was cancer. On May 22, the death of the boxer originally from the United Kingdom was announced after a series of unfortunate events that included a bad diagnosis of her illness. Through Boxxer's social networks, promoter with whom O’Connor worked, was that the death of the young boxer, who went undefeated in her professional career as a fighter, was announced.“A true warrior in and out of the ring, the boxin…
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