Hollie Dunaway
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Hollie "Hot Stuff" Dunaway from Van Buren, Arkansas was born on October 18, 1984. Dunaway is a world-class female professional boxer. She is origionally fromFort Smith, Arkansas, and now Fights out of St. Louis, MO. Dunaway had no amateur background before she turned professional.
She made her boxing debut at on February 4, 2003 at New Daisy Theater 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 December 16, 2004 in Doraville, Georgia, Dunaway (98 lb) won the WIBA Minimumweight world title with a ten-round unanimous (98-92 98-92 97-95) decision over Terri Moss (102 lb) of Atlanta, Georgia.
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 21st, 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 a unamious decision.
January 11, 2008 Hollie moved up to flyweight to capture the NABF Flyweight Title by beating Sharon Gaines by a unamious decision. Hollie fights in 4 different weight divisions.
