Danika McGuigan, who worked as an actress, passed away in the early hours of the morning on July 24, surrounded by her 'devastated' family. Screenwriter Stefanie Preissner said she was 'shocked and deeply saddened' to hear of Danika's passing, Barry McGuigan attends an event at the Natural History Museum in London to raise money for children's charity CLIC, which funded the nurse who looked after Danika (pictured centre) who had leukaemia as a child. He told the Sunday Times that checking out his daughter had cancer hit him sort of a sledgehammer. He was presented with an MBE while Danika was a child. Her father has now revealed that she was buried earlier this week and saying goodbye to her was the 'hardest thing' he'd ever had to do. 'After a brief but brave battle against cancer, Nika passed away peacefully in the early hours of Tuesday, July 23, surrounded by her loving family. He was presented with an MBE while Danika was a child. No amount of fighting in the ring could have prepared me for it.'. Following boycott calls led by then-Irish premier Leo Varadkar, MTK Global president Bob Yalen announced Kinahan was “taking time away from the sport”. Shane wrote on Instagram: 'It breaks my heart to write this. But he is no stranger to tragedy. I want that fight as soon as possible', Josh Taylor delivers first round knockout of Apinun Khongsong, Chris Eubank Jnr spent lockdown honing ringcraft under American great Roy Jones Jnr, Josh Taylor tasked with 'fighting smart' against dangerous world title September 10, 2020, 11:24 am, by She was the legendary boxer's only daughter, Barry McGuigan with his wife Sandra and their four children Shane, Jake, Blane and Danika. EXCLUSIVE - Revealed: The British private school teacher who... Joe Biden jokingly called service members 'stupid b******s' in 2016, Drunk revellers spread onto Birmingham streets after 10PM curfew, 16 people arrested at central London anti-lockdown demonstrations, Staggering moment defendant escapes court hearing in Ohio, Toddler found wandering Hull streets alone until passer-by saves him, Student describes imposed lockdown in university accommodation, Police clash with anti-lockdown protesters in central London, Croydon: Aerial footage shows centre where police officer was shot, CCTV shows police arriving on site where Croydon suspect was arrested, Mark Woolhouse: 'Doubtful' vaccine for mass roll out in six months, Man who caught coronavirus in Tenerife issues stark warning, Audio of armed police blowing door off property in Surrey. At the time, Mr McGuigan had been working on a film called The Boxer, starring Daniel-Day Lewis and Jim Sheridan. Nika had also previously appeared alongside Rooney Mara in the screen adaptation of Sebastian Barry’s novel ‘The Secret Scripture’. The company represents Scottish professional boxer Josh Taylor. Deepest condolences to the McGuigan family circle.'. McGuigan says he also fears Kinahan will not be out of boxing for long. _g1.classList.remove('lazyload'); Barry McGuigan in action, the night he took the title off WBA Champion Eusebio Pedroza of Panama at Loftus Road Stadium in London on June 8, 1985 in front of millions of TV fans. BARRY MCGUIGAN has announced the passing of his daughter Danika. Speaking of his daughter's cancer diagnoses in 1997, he told The Sunday Times in 2005: 'Finding out that Danika had leukaemia was like being hit with a sledgehammer. Mr McGuigan's professional career was most prominent during the 1980s. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. In a touching post on Twitter, her father said: 'The most difficult thing I've ever had to do was to say goodbye to my amazing daughter Nika earlier this week. _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-inverted-source'); His anger is borne from frustration over the loss of fighters in whom he has invested hundreds of thousands of pounds, as well as years of his time, with no guarantee of a return. In 1982 he fatally injured Nigerian fighter Young Ali, who died of his injuries six months after McGuigan knocked him out at London’s Grosvenor House hotel. Her father revealed that before being diagnosed she had had a nose and streptococcal sore throat and was on antibiotics. Until my diagnosis, cancer has been this huge bad thing in our family, because my dad’s father and my mum’s father died of it. I know how lucky I am and I know there’s been one figure who, throughout, has been a huge inspiration to me. 'There's nothing worse than your child getting sick.
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