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{{Short description|Irish boxer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox boxer
|name        = Deirdre Gogarty
|image       = Statue of Deirdre Gogarty - 2025-01-18.jpg
|realname    =
|nickname    = Dangerous
|weight      = [[Featherweight]]
|nationality = Irish
|birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|11|10}}
|birth_place = [[Drogheda]], [[Ireland]]
|height      = 5 ft 5+1/2 in
|style       = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
|home        = 
|total       = 23
|wins        = 16
|losses      = 5
|draws       = 2
|no contests =  
|KO          = 14
}}

'''Deirdre Gogarty''' (born 10 November 1969) is an Irish former [[Women's boxing|female boxer]] who is coach of the Ragin' Cajun Boxing Club. She hails from [[Drogheda]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wban.org/biog/dgogarty.htm|title=Women's Boxing: Deirdre Gogarty Biography|publisher=Wban.org|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804121919/http://www.wban.org/biog/dgogarty.htm|archive-date=4 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and attended [[Drogheda Grammar School]]. Before a law was passed in Ireland preventing women from engaging in [[boxing]] events, Gogarty was able to begin her career with a six-round decision win against Anne-Marie Griffin. However, when that law was passed, Gogarty could not engage in competition in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/65517671 | title='No-one will want to marry you if you're out boxing' | work=BBC Sport }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Haldane |first=Lizzie |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/espnw/tag/_/name/deirdre-gogarty |title=Deirdre Gogarty |publisher=ESPN |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> In consequence, she was based in [[Lafayette, Louisiana]] and was managed and trained by Beau Williford.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

The law preventing females from participating in the sport of boxing in Ireland has since been revoked and there is an increasing number of females becoming involved with the sport thanks to its Olympic acceptance and the consistent international success of [[Katie Taylor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/gogarty-the-trailblazer-for-katies-gold-rush-30094708.html |title=Gogarty the trailblazer for Katie's gold rush |publisher=Independent.ie |date=15 March 2014 |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/girl-on-the-undercard-deirdre-gogarty-documentary-1790110-Nov2014/ |title=Documentary on the Irish woman who changed the face of boxing airs tonight |date=23 November 2014 |publisher=The42.ie |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/player/333586/?autoplay=1|title=Olympics - On Demand Player|publisher=Rte.ie|access-date=27 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104355/http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/player/333586/?autoplay=1|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://droghedalife.com/791/849/a/article |title=Ex World Champ Deirdre to wed - in the ring! |publisher=Droghedalife.com |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=27 March 2015 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstalk.com/sport/deirdre-gogarty-on-off-the-ball-706090|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100939/http://www.newstalk.com/deirdre-gogarty-on-off-the-ball|url-status=dead|title=Off The Ball: Before Katie Taylor, there was Deirdre Gogarty|archivedate=2 April 2015|website=Newstalk}}</ref>

After leaving [[Ireland]], Gogarty's next three fights took her to [[London]] and [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. In London, she defeated [[Jane Johnson (boxer)|Jane Johnson]] twice, by a four-round [[knockout]] and by and eight-round decision. In Kansas City, she drew after six rounds with [[Stacy Prestage]] After the rematch with Johnson, she obtained her first knockout in the first round, beating [[Jane McGhee]]. Another win followed this and she was matched with Prestage again, resulting in another draw after six rounds.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Following the emerging pattern, another win followed this tie and she was matched against Prestage for a rubber match. However, this time Gogarty suffered her first loss when Prestage won a ten-round decision over her. Two more wins followed this defeat, including a six-round knockout of the top contender [[Carol Brown (boxer)|Carol Brown]] and a first-round knockout win over [[Missy Buchanan]]. In spite of this winning streak, Gogarty next lost a six-round decision when she faced [[Mary Ann Almager]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Gogarty followed this defeat with a win, after which she was matched with [[Isra Girgrah]], whom Gogarty knocked out in three rounds. This is considered her biggest win to date. She then boxed another of female boxing's top competitors when she faced [[Laura Serrano]], who beat Gogarty by a knockout in round seven. A knockout win in the first round followed this defeat, when she fought [[Jessica Breitfelder]]. Gogarty then participated in [[Christy Martin vs. Deirdre Gogarty|the fight many credit as putting female boxing on the sports' fan page]]: she and [[Christy Martin (boxer)|Christy Martin]] faced each other in a six-round match that was televised by [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].<ref name="sun-sentinel1996">{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-09-18/sports/9609170445_1_deirdre-gogarty-christy-martin-women-s-boxing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090104/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-09-18/sports/9609170445_1_deirdre-gogarty-christy-martin-women-s-boxing |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 April 2015 |title=Woman Dedicated To Rings - tribunedigital-sunsentinel |publisher=Articles.sun-sentinel.com |date=18 September 1996 |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> This fight made the covers of many magazines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesweetscience.com/columnists/joe-rein/4870-deirdre-gogarty-no-titillating-sideshow |title=Deirdre Gogarty: No titillating sideshow |publisher=Thesweetscience.com |date=15 January 2007 |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> Many fans of women's boxing considered it the female version of the [[Thrilla in Manila]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sares |first=Ted |url=http://theboxingtribune.com/2015/04/dangerous-deirdre-gogarty/comment-page-1/ |title="Dangerous" Deirdre Gogarty – |publisher=Theboxingtribune.com |access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref> Martin won by a six-round decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-09-18/sports/9609170445_1_deirdre-gogarty-christy-martin-women-s-boxing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090104/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-09-18/sports/9609170445_1_deirdre-gogarty-christy-martin-women-s-boxing |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 April 2015 |title=Woman Dedicated To Rings - tribunedigital-sunsentinel |publisher=Articles.sun-sentinel.com |date=18 September 1996 |access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref>

Gogarty succeeded in winning another three fights consecutively before she challenged [[Bonnie Canino]] for the [[Women's International Boxing Federation]]'s Women's World Featherweight Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-09-19/sports/9609190043_1_deirdre-gogarty-tko-first-round |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130630/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-09-19/sports/9609190043_1_deirdre-gogarty-tko-first-round |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 April 2015 |title=Irish Woman Wins On Tko - tribunedigital-sunsentinel |publisher=Articles.sun-sentinel.com |date=19 September 1996 |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> Gogarty became a World Champion after winning the fight on a ten-round decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gogarty-wins-featherweight-title-1.48801 |title=Gogarty wins featherweight title |publisher=Irishtimes.com |access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref> This made her the first Irishwoman to win any boxing world title; the fight occurred in the United States in 1997.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/65517671|title=Deirdre Gogarty: Meet the world champion who came before Katie Taylor|work=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2023}}</ref> She defended her title against [[Monique Strohman]] and [[Debra Strohman]]. Both were defeated in first-round knockouts. In her last fight, Gogarty lost her title to [[Beverly Szymanski]] on a 10-round decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iwbhf.com/news020315-gogarty.htm|title=Gogarty to be Inducted into IWBHF 2015 Class|publisher=iwbhf.com|accessdate=3 January 2025}}</ref>

Gogarty co-wrote her memoir, ''My Call to the Ring: A Memoir of a Girl Who Yearns to Box'', with Darrelyn Saloom. The book was published by Glasnevin Publishing on 8 August 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title= Deirdre Gogarty to enter International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame|publisher= [[The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana)|Advertiser]]|url= http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/2015/07/10/deirdre-gogarty-enter-international-womens-boxing-hall-fame/29967661/|access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref> The next day, [[Katie Taylor]] won a gold medal for Ireland in the 2012 Summer Olympics, which included women's boxing for the first time.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In 2015, Gogarty was inducted into the [[International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame]] in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-international-womens-boxing-hall-of-fame-2015-induction-ceremony/43521|title=The International Women's Boxing Hall Of Fame 2015 Induction Ceremony|publisher=boxing247.com|accessdate=1 January 2025}}</ref> The IWBHF was created by founder [[Sue TL Fox]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwbhf.com/about.htm |title=About the IWBHF |website=Wban.net |date=10 July 2014 |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws = 2
|nc=
|ko-wins = 13
|ko-losses = 1
|dec-wins = 3
|dec-losses = 4
|dq-wins =
|dq-losses =
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|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|23
|{{no2}}Loss
|16-2-5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Beverly Szymanski
|UD
|
|1 October 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|vacant International Women's Boxing Federation World featherweight title
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|16-2-4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Monique Stroman
|TKO
|
|19 April 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Memorial Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|15-2-4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bonnie Canino]]
|UD
|
|11 January 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|Women's International Boxing Federation World featherweight title
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|14-2-4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Debra Stroman
|TKO
|
|11 January 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|13-4-4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Patricia Simms
|KO
|
|29 November 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|12-4-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Sharon Yates
|TKO
|
|29 November 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} UAW Hall, Parma, Ohio, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|11-4-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Sharon Yates
|KO
|
|27 October 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Cleveland, Ohio, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|10-4-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Shannise Davis
|TKO
|
|18 September 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|9-4-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Breitfelder
|KO
|
|13 July 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Mammoth Events Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|14
|{{no2}}Loss
|8-4-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Christy Martin (boxer)|Christy Martin]]
|UD
|
|16 March 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|8-3-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Breitfelder
|TKO
|
|30 November 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|12
|{{no2}}Loss
|7-3-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Laura Serrano]]
|TKO
|
|20 April 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|Women's International Boxing Federation World lightweight title
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|7-2-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Isra Girgrah]]
|TKO
|
|14 February 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Youth Center, Cut Off, Louisiana, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|6-2-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gail Grandchamp]]
|TKO
|
|6 October 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Tampa, Florida, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|9
|{{no2}}Loss
|5-2-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Ann Almager]]
|TKO
|6
|22 July 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|5-1-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Angela Buchanan
|TKO
|
|8 April 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Kansas City, Missouri, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|7
|{{no2}}Loss
|4-1-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Stacey Prestage
|PTS
|
|23 November 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Kansas City, Missouri, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|6
|{{draw}}Draw
|4-0-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Stacey Prestage
|PTS
|
|2 August 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Marriott Downtown, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|Women's International Boxing Association World lightweight title
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|4-0-1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jane McGhee
|TKO
|
|13 May 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|3-0-1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jane Johnson
|TKO
|
|24 April 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} London, United Kingdom
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|3
|{{draw}}Draw
|2-0-1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Stacey Prestage
|TD
|
|25 January 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Allis Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2-0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jane Johnson
|TKO
|
|8 April 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1-0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Anne-Marie Griffin
|PTS
|
|30 June 1991
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Limerick, Ireland
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.deirdregogarty.com/|Deirdre Gogarty}} – official site
* {{boxrec|id=18488}}

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