My Call to the Ring: A Memoir of a Girl Who Yearns to Box

Although in the late 1980s boxing is socially frowned upon and illegal for women in Ireland, a girl has one dream - to be the first Irish female world champion. But, how can a shy, young misfit become a professional boxer? Deirdre Gogarty follows her calling to compete, and journeys from the Irish Sea to the Gulf of Mexico, from outcast to center ring, from the depths of depression to the championship fight of her life...

Author: Deirdre Gogarty
Publisher: Booklocker.com
Published: 10/15/2014
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d
ISBN: 9780990737704

About the Author
Gogarty, Deirdre: - Ireland native, Deirdre Gogarty, moved to the United States to pursue a boxing career. She's a graphic artist and coach at Ragin' Cajun Boxing Club. She lives with her husband near Lafayette, Louisiana. Long-time contributor to e-media guru Jane Friedman's blog, Darrelyn Saloom also writes online for Tweetspeak Poetry. She has three grown sons and lives on a horse farm with her husband in Lafayette, Louisiana.

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