Hollie Natashia Dunaway (born October 18, 1984) is an American former

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who competed from 2003 to 2013. She held the IBA female mini flyweight title from 2004 to 2006 and challenged for 3 major female world titles.

Career

Dunaway had no

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background before she turned professional. She made her boxing debut on February 4, 2003, at

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, where she lost to Melissa Shaffer. She lost two of her first three professional bouts, but went on to win 13 of her next 14. On April 16, 2005, in

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won a ten-round unanimous decision over Dunaway, defending her

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flyweight title. As of July 2005, Dunaway's professional boxing record was 14-4-0 (9

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). On February 16, 2006, she successfully defended her

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(WIBA) mini flyweight title against Shaffer in

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, winning in a unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91, 99-91). This result made Dunaway's record 15-5-0 (9 KOs). On September 21, 2006, she defended her WIBA mini flyweight world title for the second time against Dee Hamaguchi, knocking her down twice in the first round and winning the match by seventh-round stoppage. On November 25, 2006, she went to

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and beat world champion Krisztina Belinszky (19-4-2) for two world titles. On March 15, 2007, at the Ameristar Casino in

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, Dunaway beat Wendy Rodriguez (17-2-3) in an eight-round unanimous decision. The judges' scores were 80-72, 80-72, and 79-73. On August 3, 2007, she beat Mary Ortega (28-3-1) in a unanimous decision by the judges. On January 11, 2008, Dunaway moved up to

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and captured the

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flyweight title by beating Sharon Gaines in a unanimous decision (she later fought Gaines to a draw on September 27 of the same year). On June 13, she lost to Rodriguez while fighting for the vacant International Boxing Association mini flyweight title. On February 28, 2009, she lost in South Korea against Hi Jyun Park for the

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mini flyweight title. On August 22, she beat Mayela Perez. In 2010, she won against Chantel Cordova on January 28. She lost to Ana Maria Torres on November 6, fighting for the WBC

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title. In 2011, 2012, and 2013, she fought only once per year. She lost to

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on April 16, 2011, in a fight for the vacant

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mini flyweight title. A fight against Becky Garcia on April 26, 2012, ended in no contest. She lost to Cordova on November 15, 2013. Dunaway has fought in four weight divisions.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

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Dunaway's website

Hollie Dunaway's camp comment on her ranking in the Kocosports 'Hot 100'
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunaway, Hollie 1984 births Living people People from Van Buren, Arkansas American women boxers World flyweight boxing champions 21st-century American sportswomen