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.
Biography 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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes10Win9–1Antonella Shirley MolinaPTS615 Aug 20269Loss8–1Irma GarcíaTKO3 (10)5 Apr 20268Win8–0Lauren ParkerUD104 Apr 20257Win7–0Shannon RyanSD10 22 Jun 20246Win6–0Nicola HopewellUD106 Oct 20235Win5–0Halima VunjabeiUD1025 Mar 20234Win4–0Jamillette Janitza VallejosPTS615 Jul 20223Win3–0Gemma RueggPTS618 Dec 20212Win2–0Klaudia FerencziPTS45 Nov 20211Win1–0Nicole Goldsmith-RyanTKO1 (4)17 Sep 2021
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