Unbeaten boxer Georgia O’Connor has died at age 25, simply weeks after marrying her longtime boyfriend.
“A true warrior inside and outside,” her promotion agency, Boxxer, wrote on X Thursday. “The boxing group has misplaced a proficient, brave and decided younger lady far too quickly.”
“Georgia was an inspirational particular person and one I’ll never forget,” CEO Ben Shalom added.
In January, the British fighter stated she had been recognized with metastatic most cancers.
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She was a Commonwealth Youth Video games champion and Youth World Championships silver medalist earlier than embarking on an expert profession in 2021. She received all three of her fights, her final one happening in 2022.
O’Connor said on Instagram that she had been coping with ulcerative colitis since 2021.
Noting her “fearless preventing spirit,” Boxxer shared highlights of her profession. Watch them here.
On Jan. 31, O’Connor shared she had cancer that had spread, accusing medical doctors of beforehand ignoring her persistent ache and medical previous.
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Weeks later she revealed she had a miscarriage as properly however ended her Instagram message on a positive note:
“The previous couple of months have been a rollercoaster. I’ve been pregnant with a good looking child, suffered a miscarriage, then acquired recognized with ‘incurable’ most cancers. However I nonetheless really feel on prime of the world!”
O’Connor married Adriano Cardinali on Could 9, marking the occasion with a photo of his hand over hers with their rings on. “The day I married the love of my life,” she wrote. She modified her identify to Georgia Cardinali on her Instagram account as properly.
It was her final unique submit.
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