Mary Spencer

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Mary Spencer
Born (1984-12-12) December 12, 1984 (age 39)
Wiarton, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight, Welterweight, Super-welterweight
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights10
Wins8
Wins by KO5
Losses2
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Podolsk 66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ningbo 66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Barbados 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 New Delhi 66 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 75 kg

Mary Spencer (born December 12, 1984) is a Canadian professional boxer who as an amateur won three World Championships and a Pan American Games gold medal.

Amateur career[edit]

Spencer competed in multiple sports as a child including basketball, volleyball, soccer and track and field.[1] She began serious boxing training in 2002, eventually linking up with coach Charlie Stewart at the Windsor Amateur Boxing Club.[2]

Spencer won three World Championships taking the 66kg title in 2005 and 2008 then the 75kg crown in 2010.[3] [4] She also won a gold medal at the 2011 Pan-American Games in Mexico defeating Yenebier Guillen of the Dominican Republic in the 75kg final.[5]

Considered a medal favourite at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, which were the first Games to include women's boxing,[6] Spencer received a bye into the quarter-finals where she lost to China's Li Jinzi who she had beaten in the world championship final two years earlier.[7]

Professional career[edit]

Having turned professional after the Olympics, Spencer was undefeated in her first six pro-fights and in her seventh contest she won the WBA female International and WBC female Silver super-welterweight titles with a first-round stoppage success over the previously unbeaten Mexican boxer Cynthia Lozano in Montreal, Canada, on 9 September 2022.[8] [9]

Next she took on Belgian boxer Femke Hermans for the vacant IBO female super-welterweight World title losing the bout in Shawnigan, Quebec, Canada, on 16 December 2022 by unanimous decision.[10]

A rematch was held on 11 October 2023, in Montreal, Canada, with the IBO belt and the vacant IBF female super-welterweight World title up for grabs. Once again Hermans got the victory, this time by majority decision.[11]

Spencer snapped her losing streak with a win over Sonya Dreiling on 25 January 2024, taking victory via retirement when her American opponent failed to answer the bell at the start of round two.[12] [13]

Personal life[edit]

Spencer was born in Wiarton, Ontario, Canada, and is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation formerly known as the Cape Croker First Nation.[2] She was an Indspire Award recipient in the sports category in 2014 and was awarded the 2019 Randy Starkman Award by the Canadian Olympic Committee.[14] In January 2024, Spencer joined the Boxing Ontario board of directors.[15]

Professional boxing record[edit]

10 fights 8 wins 2 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 2 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Win 8–2 Sonya Dreiling RTD 1 (8), 2:00 Jan 25, 2024 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
9 Loss 7–2 Femke Hermans MD 10 11 Oct 2023 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada For IBO and vacant IBF female super welterweight title
8 Loss 7–1 Femke Hermans UD 10 Dec 16, 2022 Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada For vacant IBO female super welterweight title
7 Win 7–0 Cynthia Lozano TKO 1 (10), 1:03 Sep 9, 2022 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Chris Namus TKO 1 (8), 1:56 Jun 23, 2022 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
5 Win 5–0 Yamila Esther Reynoso UD 8 May 28, 2022 CAA Centre, Brampton, Canada
4 Win 4–0 Beatriz Aguilar KO 1 (6), 0:23 Mar 26, 2022 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
3 Win 3–0 Milagros Diaz Perez UD 4 Jan 29, 2022 Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Luz Mondaca TKO 1 (4), 1:46 Oct 29, 2021 Auditorio Centenario, Torreón, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Maria Esquivel Zamora KO 1 (4), 0:29 Aug 27, 2021 Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico

References[edit]

  1. ^ Williams, Cheryl. "Mary Spencer". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  2. ^ a b "Mary Spencer". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  3. ^ "FORMER THREE-TIME WORLD AMATEUR CHAMP MARY SPENCER SIGNS WITH EYE OF THE TIGER". The Ring. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  4. ^ "Mary Spencer Takes 3rd World Championship in Barbados". Boxing Ontario. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  5. ^ "Canadian boxer, kayakers nab gold at Pan Am Games". CBC. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  6. ^ Bell, Jamie (2011-07-27). "A look at some of Canada's top female medal threats for 2012". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  7. ^ "Mary Spencer Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  8. ^ "Mary Spencer is the new WBA 154 lbs. International Champion". wbaboximg.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  9. ^ "Mary Spencer vs Cynthia Lozano". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  10. ^ "Arslanbek Makhmudov Destroys Michael Wallisch in One Round". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  11. ^ "Boxing Results: IBO Super Welter Champ Hermans Defeats Spencer!". boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  12. ^ "STEVE CLAGGETT CONTINUES TO ROLL, MARY SPENCER IN THE WIN COLUMN AGAIN". proboxtv.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  13. ^ "WBA #2 Bazinyan annihilates Godoy". fightnews.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  14. ^ "Mary Spencer inspires Indigenous youth to believe that nothing is impossible". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  15. ^ "Boxing Ontario Welcomes Mary Spencer to the Board of Directors". Boxing Ontario. Retrieved 2024-05-21.

External links[edit]

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