Mary Spencer

Mary Spencer
Statistics
Rated at Middleweight
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Nationality Canadian
Born (1984-12-12) 12 December 1984
Windsor, Ontario
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 126
Wins 118
Wins by KO 8
Losses 8
Draws 0
No contests 0
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
2005 Podolsk 66 kg
2008 Ningbo 66 kg
2010 Barbados 75 kg
2006 New Dehli 66 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara 75 kg

Mary Spencer (born December 12, 1984) is a Canadian boxer who currently competes as a 75 kilogram middleweight. She has won three World Championships, one Pan American Games gold medal, and eight Canadian Championships. Spencer began serious boxing training in 2002. As of July 26, 2011, her amateur record is 115 wins, 9 losses.[1] Spencer was born in Wiarton, Ontario and currently lives in Windsor. She is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.[2]

Women's boxing was a part of the Olympic Games program for the first time in London in 2012. Spencer was considered a medal favourite, and one of Canada's best hopes in women's boxing.[3] She reached the quarterfinals, where she lost to China's Li Jinzi.[4] She was a National Aboriginal Achievement Awards recipient in the sports category in 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Christie, James (2011-07-26). "Going all-in in the Ring". The Globe & Mail. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Writers-in-Residence Program: Robin Kimmerer." HJ Andrews Experimental Forest. 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Mary Spencer Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-09-15.

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