Hollie Dunaway

Hollie "Hot Stuff" Dunaway from Van Buren, Arkansas (born October 18, 1984), is a world-class female professional boxer. She is originally from Fort Smith, Arkansas, and now Fights out of St. Louis, MO. Dunaway had no amateur background before she turned professional. Her full name is Hollie Natashia Dunaway.[1]

She made her boxing debut at on February 4, 2003 at The New Daisy Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee, losing to Melissa Shaffer. After losing 2 of her first 3 professional bouts, Dunaway turned things around, winning 13 of her next 14 fights, and avenging the one loss from those 14 fights.

On April 16, 2005 in Magdeburg, Germany, Regina Halmich won a ten-round unanimous decision over Dunaway, defending her WIBF Flyweight Title. Halmich moved her record to 46-1-1 (15 KOs).

As of July 2005, Dunaway's professional boxing record is 14-4-0 (9 KOs). On February 16, 2006, Hollie successfully defended her WIBA Minimumweight Title against Melissa Shaffer in a rematch in Kansas City, MO. Hollie won a unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91, 99-91). Hollie's record is now 15-5-0 (9 KOs).

On September 21, 2006, Dunaway successfully defended her WIBA Minimumweight World Title for the second time against Dee Hamaguchi by 7th round stoppage. Hamaguchi was down twice in the first round. This was Hollie's St. Louis debut.

On November 25, 2006, Hollie went to Budapest, Hungary and beat champion Krisztina Belinszky (19-4-2) for 2 world titles.

On March 15, 2007, in St. Louis, MO at the Ameristar Casino, Hollie beat Wendy Rodriguez (17-2-3) by an 8 round unamious decision. Judges scores were (80-72, 80-72, and 79-73)

On August 3, 2007, Hollie Dunaway beat Mary Ortega (28-3-1) by an unamious decision.

January 11, 2008 Hollie moved up to flyweight to capture the NABF Flyweight Title by beating Sharon Gaines by an unamious decision, and fought her to a draw on September 27. She lost to Wendy Rodriguez on June 13 when fighting for the vacant IBA minimumweight title.

On February 28, 2009, she lost her fight in Korea against Hi Jyun Park for the IFBA minimum weight title. She beat Mayela Perez on August 22.

In 2010, she won against Chantel Cordova on January 28. She lost to Ana Maria Torres on November 6, fighting for the WBC super flyweight title.

In 2011, 2012 and 2013 she fought once each. She lost to Katia Guiterrez on April 16, 2011, in a fight for the vacant IBF minimum weight title. A fight against Becky Garcia on April 26, 2012, ended in no contest. She lost to Chantel Cordova on November 15, 2013.

Hollie fights in 4 different weight divisions.

Record

References

  1. "Hollie Natashia Dunaway". Fit-Equip. November 9, 2010.

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