Emma Dolan
English boxer (born 1998)
Emma Dolan (born 21 May 1998) is an English professional boxer. She challenged for the IBF female super-flyweight title in 2026. Dolan was also the inaugural holder of both the British and Commonwealth female super-flyweight titles.
01Biography
Dolan took up boxing aged 9. Before turning professional she boxed out of Lowestoft Amateur Boxing Club and, representing England, won the British women's under 54 kg youth championship in May 2016 with victory over Scotland's Vicky Glover in Cardiff.
Dolan started her pro career with a bang by stopping Nicole Goldsmith-Ryan just 53 seconds into her debut fight in Norwich on 17 September 2021.
Having amassed a record of four wins and no defeats, Dolan uprooted from her home in Norwich, Norfolk, and moved to Newark, Nottinghamshire, in autumn 2022 after signing a three-year contract to be trained and managed by Carl Greaves.
In her first fight after the switch she became the inaugural Commonwealth female super-flyweight champion by beating Halima Vunjabei from Tanzania at Newark Showground on 25 March 2023.
Dolan made a successful first defence of her title on 6 October 2023, defeating Nicola Hopewell by unanimous decision at Park Community Arena in Sheffield.
She defended her title, and won for the inaugural British female super-flyweight championship, against Shannon Ryan at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on 22 June 2024, winning by split decision in a contest that saw her knock her opponent to the canvas during round two. One ringside judge scored the fight 95-94 for Ryan with the other two favouring Dolan 96-94 and 96-93 respectively.
Dolan defended her British and Commonwealth titles against former European female super-flyweight champion Lauren Parker at York Hall in London on 4 April 2025. She won via unanimous decision.
She challenged IBF female super-flyweight champion Irma García at Olympia London on 5 April 2026. Dolan was sent to the canvas three times and eventually lost by technical knockout in the third round.
In a rematch of their fight from June 2024, Dolan is scheduled to face Shannon Ryan at Utilita Arena in Sheffield on 24 October 2026.
02Professional boxing record
| 10 fights | 9 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Win | 9-1 | Antonella Shirley Molina | PTS | 6 | 15 Aug 2026 | The Nest, Notts County F.C., Nottingham, England | |
| 9 | Loss | 8-1 | Irma García | TKO | 3 (10) | 5 Apr 2026 | Olympia, London, England | For IBF female super-flyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8-0 | Lauren Parker | UD | 10 | 4 Apr 2025 | York Hall, London, England | Retained British and Commonwealth female super-flyweight titles |
| 7 | Win | 7-0 | Shannon Ryan | SD | 10 | 22 Jun 2024 | Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England | Retained Commonwealth female super-flyweight title and won inaugural British female super-flyweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6-0 | Nicola Hopewell | UD | 10 | 6 Oct 2023 | Park Community Arena, Sheffield, England | Retained Commonwealth female super-flyweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5-0 | Halima Vunjabei | UD | 10 | 25 Mar 2023 | Newark Showground, Newark, England | Won vacant Commonwealth female super-flyweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4-0 | Jamillette Janitza Vallejos | PTS | 6 | 15 Jul 2022 | Holiday Inn, Norwich Airport, Norwich, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Gemma Ruegg | PTS | 6 | 18 Dec 2021 | Norfolk Showground, Norwich, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Klaudia Ferenczi | PTS | 4 | 5 Nov 2021 | Holiday Inn, Norwich Airport, Norwich, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Nicole Goldsmith-Ryan | TKO | 1 (4) | 17 Sep 2021 | The Halls, Norwich, England |
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