Deirdre Gogarty (born 10 November 1969) is an Irish former female boxer who is coach of the Ragin' Cajun Boxing Club.
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.
In spite of this winning streak, Gogarty next lost a six-round decision when she faced Mary Ann Almager.
Gogarty then participated in the fight many credit as putting female boxing on the sports' fan page: she and Christy Martin faced each other in a six-round match that was televised by Showtime.
[17] 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] In 2015, Gogarty was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.