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Tragic End: Georgia O’Connor Passes Away Weeks After Wedding Amid Medical Neglect
After claiming that doctors “dismissed” her cancer signs for months, a professional boxer passed away at the age of 25.
Georgia O’Connor, a native of Durham, UK, won gold at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games after excelling as a young amateur boxer for Team GB.
Just in January of this year, the rising celebrity disclosed that she had been diagnosed with a deadly malignancy and ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel illness.
Revealing her diagnosis on Instagram, she wrote at the time, “There’s really no easy way to say this, but I have cancer.”
“Now that’s out the way, it’s time to expose the absolute incompetent RATS that have allowed this to happen.”
O’Connor claimed to have been in “constant pain” for 17 weeks and to have visited the hospital and doctor multiple times.
She claimed to be aware that “something was seriously wrong” and that her colitis and PSC (primary sclerosing cholangitis) already made her a cancer risk.
“But not one doctor f***ing listened to me,” she continued. “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.'”
In addition to the devastating news that her cancer had spread, the child revealed that physicians had discovered potentially lethal blood clots in her lungs.
She went on to complain about the NHS’s flaws, saying, “They could have done something before it got to this stage.”
“They can say it’s terminal all they want. They can tell me I’m going to die. But after taking 17, SEVENTEEN weeks to even figure out what was wrong with me, why the f*** should I believe them?”
A month later, on her 25th birthday, O’Connor disclosed that she had miscarried and received an incurable cancer diagnosis in a matter of months.
“I have what people consider the worst disease known to man, but I’m still able to smile, laugh and be myself,” she penned.
O’Connor then tied the knot with her partner, Adriano, just two weeks ago, writing in her final post on Instagram: “09.05.2025. The day I married the love of my life.”
“We are very sorry to hear the news about Georgia’s death and offer our sincere condolences to the family,” said a representative for the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in response to the heartbreaking news.
“We appreciate this a very difficult time, but when and if the family want to raise any concerns with us, we’d urge them to get in touch.”
Tributes have since been flooding in for the star, including from her former promoter, Ben Shalom’s Boxxer, who wrote: “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,” reports BBC.
“Georgia was loved, respected and admired by her friends here at Boxxer. Our thoughts are with her loved ones at this difficult time.”
For ten years, O’Connor was friends with world champion Ellie Scotney, who called her the’most beautiful human.’
“I was so blessed with not just a friend for 10 years, but a sister for life,” Scotney stated.
“Even when life was on a timer, you never let anything dim that light of yours. A smile that never ever fades, and a heart that will forever live on in so many ways.”
“There was nothing you couldn’t do, the world at your very feet no matter what room you entered.”
O’Connor was also described by England Boxing as a “beloved member of the amateur boxing community” and a “gifted boxer.”
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