Boxer Georgia O'Connor dies aged 25 following cancer battle
Tributes have been paid to boxer Georgia O'Connor who has died after a short battle with cancer.
The 25-year-old won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2017 before turning professional with promoters Boxxer.
O'Connor, from Durham, won all three of her professional fights, before being diagnosed with cancer in January.
In a statement, Boxxer said: "We are heartbroken by the passing of Georgia O'Connor.
"A true warrior inside and outside the ring, the boxing community has lost a talented, courageous and determined young woman far too soon.
"Georgia was loved, respected and admired by her friends here at Boxxer. Our thoughts are with her loved ones at this difficult time."
England Boxing highlighted O'Connor's glittering junior career, in which she also won medals at World and European Youth Championships, saying the organisation was "deeply saddened" by her death.
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