It’s been quite a while since Katie Taylor fought for a purse that didn’t have six zeroes on the cheque. That’s something that brings a smile to the face of the woman who was her inspiration. Deirdre Gogarty from Drogheda only fought once in Ireland – an unsanctioned fight on a kickboxing bill in Limerick – due to the fact that women weren’t allowed to box in Ireland at the time. Taylor would change all that, and she is seen as the ultimate game changer but, to the Bray woman, it was Gogarty who first broke new ground. On March…

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