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British boxer Georgia O’Connor has died aged 25 after a battle with cancer, her promotion company, BOXXER, said on Thursday.

“We are heartbroken by the passing of Georgia O’Connor,” BOXXER wrote on Instagram . “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.”

O’Connor said on social media last year that she had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, which is defined as “a chronic inflammatory bowel disease in which abnormal reactions of the immune system cause inflammation and ulcers on the inner lining of your large intestine” by the National Institut

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