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. As of July 2005, Dunaway"s professional boxing record was 14-4-0 (9 KOs).
This result made Dunaway"s record 15-5-0 (9 KOs).
On March 15, 2007, at the Ameristar Casino in Saint 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 minimumweight title.
On February 28, 2009, she lost in South of Korea against Hi Jyun Park for the International Female Boxers Association minimumweight title. On August 22, she beat Mayela Perez. 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 Gutierrez on April 16, 2011, in a fight for the vacant International Boxing Federation minimumweight 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.
