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Former team GB Boxer dies at the age of 25 with cancer just two weeks after marriage

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Georgia O’Connor, a talented youthful boxer who previously represented Team GB, died after a bold fight with cancer.

The former GB Boxer team enjoyed a promising boxing career, winning the gold of Commonwealth youth in 2017. However, her life brought destructive turnover when in January she revealed that she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC), chronic inflammatory intestinal disease.

The boxing community aroused around it, but unfortunately she lost the fight at a youthful age of 25 – just two weeks after the wedding.

Hołdy belonged to a brave warrior, including from the super-medium weight Joe Laws, who published a earnest message next to the photo of two: “Fighter until the end of rest an uncomplicated brother”.

O’Connor changed the professional in 2021 and had an impressive 3-0 record.

In the poignant post on Instagram, just two weeks ago, O’Connor revealed that she married her partner Adriano, sharing the photo of her ring and the signature: “The day when I married the love of my life.”

Love and giving the couple were noticeable in the emotional tribute of O’Connor for Adriano in February.

She wrote: “If you have a man who loves you more than anything who burned the whole world before he allows him to take you, keeps him because this kind of love is occasional.

“From the moment I was diagnosed with cancer, Adriano did not hesitate. He abandoned his work without thinking and made his mission to fight this battle next to me. Not only at my side, but to lead the charge, doing everything in his power to save me.

“While the doctors who neglected me got stuck in their path, he goes there around Europe, finding treatments they don’t even know about.

“Studying day and night, racing every option, making sure I have every chance to do so. I never knew such love. Love that does not flinch, does not break, does not even hesitate.

“Love that says:” We do it together, no matter what. ” No matter how murky nights are, no matter how weighty it is and he has me.

“I don’t have words powerful enough to explain what I mean to me; how much I love you, how much thank you, how much I need you. You are my secure place. My home. I can search the world a thousand times and never find a man like you.

“Everything we went through, we go together. Every fight, every battle, every victory. We take it all, in hand. And we will win. My real prince. My reason. My forever.”

O’Connor not only talented on a boxing ring that had a hat-trick from national taekwondo titles and an unlimited record in kickboxing. A passion for guitar and liked to sing, often sharing this side in social media.

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Anthony Joshua’s next opponent, Prenga – everything you need to know

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Anthony Joshua will face Kristian Prenga, who wants to finally fight Tyson Fury. Photo credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

The long-awaited return of Anthony Joshua to the ring has been announced and he is to face Albanian Kristian Prenga.

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A boxing match turns into a mass brawl when the boxer’s trainer is taken to the hospital

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A professional boxing world championship fight descended into chaos when a massive brawl broke out in the ring. Turkish Emirkhan Kalkhan and Russian Sergei Gorokhov faced off in the Besirli sports hall in the fight for the UBO world championship.

The tension reached a breaking point after the second round when Gorokhov secured victory over his opponent. The Russian was overjoyed and celebrated with his corner team before heading to Kalkhan to seemingly check how he was doing against his opponent.

A member of Kalkhan’s entourage then pushed Gorokhov away, before one of his cornermen lunged to deliver a thrust of his own. The situation quickly got out of control as both teams clashed in corner kicks, with spectators storming the ring to exchange punches and kicks.

Plastic chairs were thrown into the ring as a group of men attacked and kicked Coach Gorokhov. The boxer himself was left stunned as he desperately pleaded for an end to the violence before another group attacked him.

Falling to the canvas, Gorokhov was hit with chairs and subjected to a barrage of kicks before disappearing under a wave of enraged attackers. Meanwhile, a separate clip shows Gorokhov’s cornerback Igor Sudalainen lying on the floor and holding his head as security personnel and some of Kalkhana’s team tried to restore order.

After the incident, Gorokhov posted updates from a nearby hospital on social media. Sharing the message via the stories section of his Instagram account, he said: “Hello everyone. We are currently in hospital in Turkey.

“Ismail [trainer] he suffered a head injury and is currently undergoing an MRI. I got through it the least badly. The gloves helped protect me. Who saw the broadcast? “We were probably attacked by about 80 people.”

“They entered the ring and beat us after our great victory in the second round, where we knocked him out twice. However, the Turks behaved very badly.

“But thank God, everyone is alive. That’s what the fight was like, difficult. I’ll tell you later. We already have a police escort, we’ll go straight from the hotel to our rooms.

“I don’t think we’ll be spending the night there tonight. If anyone tries to pull a stunt, we’ll fly straight to Georgia. Then we’ll drive through Georgia overnight to Mineralnye Vody, and from there to Kaliningrad.”

“Thank you all for your support. We will be in touch. I will tell you everything tomorrow. World champion belt – we have a world champion in Russia, in Kaliningrad, in boxing. It was a very good fight.”

Gorokhov then posted another video on Instagram, confirming that he and his team had safely reached Georgia. He said: “We are in Georgia. We have the belt, we are champions. Thank you very much for your support, friends.”

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Jarred Anderson and Solomon Dacres’ fight was canceled due to injuries

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Bakole turned out to be much too big for Anderson (photo: Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing)

Jarred Anderson’s return to the ring against Solomon Dacres was canceled just days later.

Dacres and Anderson were scheduled to face on May 9 in Fabio Wardley’s first world title defense against Daniel Dubois.

It looks like “Massive Baby” will continue to gain momentum after suffering his first career loss in 2024.

After a great start to his professional career and 17 impressive victories, Anderson took a gigantic risk in his fight against Martin Bakole in Los Angeles.

Bakole turned out to be much too gigantic for Anderson (photo: Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing)

This acceleration did not go as planned, as Bakole stopped the American in the fifth round.

The American was forced to withdraw from competition for several weeks after suffering an injury during camp.

Anderson reportedly suffered a torn biceps, and the news was first broken by reporter Chris Mannix during the broadcast of Jarrell Miller’s win over Lenier Pero in Las Vegas.

Jarrell Miller scored a big win in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Matchroom Boxing/Zachariah Delgado
Jarrell Miller scored a gigantic win in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Matchroom Boxing/Zachariah Delgado

Anderson, 26, recently signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, strengthening his existing relationship with Top Rank that he has been pursuing since his professional debut in 2019.

He last fought in a 10-round victory over Marios Kollias in February 2025, more than 14 months ago.

For now, no further information has been provided regarding a possible postponement of the fight.

Anderson bounced back from defeat last time out. Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank
Anderson bounced back from defeat last time out. Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

For Dacres, it would be his first fight since his impressive decision victory over Vladyslav Sirenko.

Both Dacres and Anderson have only one loss to their name, and the fight between them will prove to be a great indicator of where each is at in their careers.

Dacres’ only loss came in the first round to David Adeleye in 2024, and he has only had one fight since that defeat.

Solomon Dacres defeated the tough Kamil Sokołowski. Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Solomon Dacres defeated the tough Kamil Sokołowski. Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

Although the Anderson-Dacres fight has been canceled, the Manchester event will still go ahead as planned, with Fabio Wardley defending his WBO heavyweight title for the first time after winning the title with a stoppage victory over Joseph Parker.

Wardley remains undefeated and his opponent is Daniel Dubois, who has a 95% knockout rate.

Dubois is heading straight for another shot at the world title after being stopped by Oleksandr Usyk last July.

Wardley will defend his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on May 9. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney
Wardley will defend his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on May 9. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney

Wardley vs. Dubois it should be an epic fight, and the pair showed off their incredible knockout ability throughout their careers. The Ipswich fighter has wins over Justis Huni, Frazer Clarke and Joseph Parker, while Daniel Dubois has stopped Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, so a stoppage seems the most likely outcome for the main event.

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