Hollie Natashia Dunaway (born October 18, 1984) is an American former professional boxer 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. Dunaway is a member of the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame.

Career Dunaway had no amateur boxing background before she turned professional. She made her boxing debut on February 4, 2003, at The New Daisy Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee, 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 Magdeburg, Germany, Regina Halmich won a ten-round unanimous decision over Dunaway, defending her Women's International Boxing Federation flyweight title. As of July 2005, Dunaway's professional boxing record was 14-4-0 (9 KOs). On February 16, 2006, she successfully defended her Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) mini flyweight title against Shaffer in Kansas City, Missouri, 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 Budapest and beat world champion Krisztina Belinszky (19-4-2) for two world titles. On March 15, 2007, at the Ameristar Casino in St. Louis, 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 flyweight and captured the North American Boxing Federation 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 International Female Boxers Association 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 super flyweight title. In 2011, 2012, and 2013, she fought only once per year. She lost to Katia Gutiérrez on April 16, 2011, in a fight for the vacant International Boxing Federation 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.

In October 2025, she was named among the inductees for the 2026 International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame class.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes37Loss23–11–1 Chantel CordovaUD615 Nov 201336NC23–10–1 Becky GarciaNC526 Apr 201235Loss23–10–1 Katia GutiérrezUD1016 Apr 201134Loss23–9–1 Ana María TorresTKO6 (10), 6 Nov 201033Win23–8–1 Chantel CordovaSD628 Jan 201032Win22–8–1 Mayela PerezUD622 Aug 200931Loss21–8–1 Ji Hyun ParkUD1028 Feb 200930Draw21–7–1 Sharon Gaines627 Sep 200829Loss21–7 Wendy RodriguezSD1013 Jun 200828Win21–6 Sharon GainesUD1011 Jan 200827Loss20–6 Carina MorenoUD1027 Sep 200726Win20–5 Mary OrtegaUD83 Aug 200725Loss19–5 Hülya ŞahinSD1030 Jun 200724Win19–4 Wendy RodriguezUD815 Mar 200723Win18–4 Stephanie DobbsUD622 Feb 200722Win17–4 Krisztina Belinszky1025 Nov 200621Win16–4 Dee Hamaguchi7 (10), 21 Sep 200620Win15–4 Melissa ShafferUD1016 Feb 200619Win14–4 Anna MaddoxTKO2 (4), 18 Jun 200518Loss13–4 Regina HalmichUD1016 Apr 200517Win13–3 Terri MossUD1016 Dec 20041612–3 Sarah GoodsonNC415 Oct 200415Win12–3Tammy McGuireTKO3 (4)9 Oct 200414Win11–3Angel ShippsTKO1 (6), 19 Jun 200413Win10–3Alejandra LopezTKO2 (4)3 Apr 200412Win9–3Kathy GarmanTKO3 (4), 12 Mar 200411Win8–3Nikki VerbeckUD46 Feb 200410Win7–3Stephanie DobbsMD624 Jan 20049Win6–3Kathy GarmanTKO4 (4), 14 Nov 20038Win5–3Shannon BirminghamUD425 Oct 20037Win4–3Jacqueline CarltonTKO1 (4)4 Oct 20036Loss3–3Stephanie Dobbs412 Jul 20035Win3–2Alejandra Lopez428 Jun 20034Win2–2Shelan RayfordTKO2 (4)14 Jun 20033Loss1–2Vaia ZaganasTKO2 (4)26 Apr 20032Win1–1Jayde ChafardonTKO1 (4)22 Mar 20031Loss0–1Melissa Shaffer2 (4)4 Feb 2003

References

External links

Dunaway's website Hollie Dunaway's camp comment on her ranking in the Kocosports 'Hot 100'