Pro Boxer Dies of Cancer at 25, 2 Weeks After Getting Married

Professional boxer Georgia O’Connor has died at age 25, just months after doctors diagnosed her with cancer and two weeks after she married her longtime boyfriend.

Pro boxing promoter Boxxer confirmed her death in a statement to The Guardian on Thursday, May 22.

“We are heartbroken by the passing of Georgia O’Connor,” the statement read. “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,” the statement continued. “Our thoughts are with her loved ones at this difficult time.”

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O’Connor announced via Instagram on May 12 that she and boyfriend Adriano Cardinali had gotten married, writing, “09.05.2025.The day I married the love of my life. .” She wrote the caption alongside a photo of the couples’ hands with rings fully in view.

In January, O’Connor revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer after she claims doctors ignored her symptoms, including debilitating pain, for months.

“For 17 weeks since the start of October, I’ve been in constant pain, going back and forth between Durham and Newcastle RVI A&E knowing deep down something was seriously wrong,” O’Connor wrote via Instagram on January 31. “I said from the start I felt it was cancer. I KNEW the risks. I have colitis and PSC, two diseases that dramatically increase the chances of getting it. I KNOW how high my risk is and they do too. They always did.”

She continued, “But not one doctor f***ing listened to me. Not one doctor took me seriously. Not one doctor did the scans or blood tests I begged for whilst crying on the floor in agony. Instead, they dismissed me. They gaslit me, told me it was nothing, made me feel like I was overreacting. They refused to scan me. They refused to investigate. They REFUSED to listen. One even told me that it’s ‘all in my head.’ And now? Now the cancer has spread.”

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One month after revealing her diagnosis, she confirmed via Instagram that her cancer was “incurable.” She also told her followers in February that she had suffered a miscarriage.

O’Connor was undefeated in her boxing career since turning pro in 2021. As an amateur, she was a gold medalist at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, won the silver at the same year’s Youth World Championships and took home bronze the next year.

“My heart goes out to Georgia’s parents and partner, who I know did everything they could tirelessly and are going through so much right now,” Boxxer CEO Ben Shalom wrote via X.

O’Connor had not fought professionally since 2022, revealing in February 2023 that she was suffering from ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease that results in ulcers in the colon.