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Before Katie Taylor there was Deirdre Gogarty, Ireland's first professional female boxer and world boxing champion. Yet the inspiring story of her rise to world championship glory is shockingly relatively unknown particularly among the community in her home town of Drogheda. This is all going to change as the Deirdre Gogarty Legacy Committee have planned a huge homecoming celebration where Deirdre will take to the stage and share the highs and lows from her career.

The Dierdre Gogarty statue drive is taking shape quite literally. The Irish boxing hero will be immortalized in bronze as plans are afoot to erect a statue in honour of her and her groundbreaking boxing career. Laury Dizengremei, known for her statues currently in Drogheda town of Tony "Socks" Byrne (Boxing Olympic bronze medallist 1956),

Irish boxing hero Deirdre Gogarty will be immortalised in bronze as plans are afoot to erect a statue in honour of her and her groundbreaking boxing career. The Deirdre Gogarty Legacy Committee held a press conference in Drogheda today to confirm their intentions and call for help in raising the funds necessary to get the

Hall of Famer Christy Martin, whose 1996 bout with Deirdre Gogarty was a major breakthrough for women’s boxing, has voiced her support for the campaign.