BOXER Georgia O’Connor has sadly lost her brave fight against cancer.
The former Team GB representative – who won Commonwealth Youth gold in 2017 – first revealed her cancer news in January.
She was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) – a chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
O’Connor had the whole of the boxing world backing her but devastatingly, she has passed away aged 25.
Tributes poured in for the heroic fighter, who went 3-0 as a professional after debuting in 2021.
Super-middleweight Joe Laws posted a picture of the pair and wrote: “Fighter till the end rest easy bro.”
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In her last Instagram post – two weeks before her death – O’Connor revealed she had married her partner Adriano.
She posted a picture of her ring and wrote: “The day I married the love of my life.”
In February, O’Connor paid a beautiful tribute to her “superhero” Adriano.
She posted: “If you have a man who loves you more than anything, who would burn the whole world down before he’d let it take you, hold onto him, because that kind of love is rare.
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“From the moment I was diagnosed with cancer, Adriano didn’t hesitate. He quit his job without a second thought and made it his mission to fight this battle alongside me.
“Not just by my side, but leading the charge, doing everything in his power to save me.
“Whilst the doctors who neglected me are stuck in their ways, he’s out there driving across Europe, finding treatments they don’t even know exist.
“Researching day and night, chasing down every option, making sure I have every single chance to beat this.
“I have never known love like this. A love that doesn’t flinch, doesn’t break, doesn’t even hesitate.
“A love that says ‘we do this together, no matter what.’ No matter how dark the nights get, no matter how hard the days are, I have him, and he has me.
Adriano, you are my superhero. My warrior, my protector, my soulmate.
“I have no words strong enough to explain what you mean to me; how much I love you, how much I thank you, how much I need you.
“You are my safe place. My home. I could search the world a thousand times over and never find another man like you.
“Everything we’ve been through, we go through together. Every fight, every battle, every victory.
“We take it all, hand in hand. And we will win. My real-life prince. My reason. My forever.”
Inspirational O’Connor was filled with well-wishes in the comments as the boxing community rallied behind the Durham hero.
Not only was she a talented boxer, O’Connor also a three-time national taekwondo champion and undefeated kickboxer.
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Away from sports, she played guitar and enjoyed singing – posting videos on social media.
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