Mary Spencer

Mary Spencer (born December 12, 1984) is a Canadian boxer who competes as a 75 kilogram middleweight. She has won three World Championships, one Pan American Games gold medal, and eight Canadian Championships. Spencer's athletic career started early competing in multiple sports as a child including; Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, and Track and field.[1] Spencer began serious boxing training in 2002 and now trains at the Windsor Amateur Boxing Club under Coach Charlie Stewart.[2] As of July 26, 2011, her amateur record is 115 wins, 9 losses.[3] Spencer was born in Wiarton, Ontario and currently lives in Windsor, Ontario. She is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.[4]

Mary Spencer
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
NationalityCanadian
Born (1984-12-12) 12 December 1984
Wiarton, Ontario, Canada
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights126
Wins118
Wins by KO8
Losses8
Draws0
No contests0

Women's boxing was a part of the Olympic Games program for the first time in London in 2012.[5] Spencer obtained an endorsement deal with CoverGirl. The company has donated more than $140,000 to support her in her quest for gold in London 2012 Summer Olympics [6] Spencer was considered a medal favourite, and one of Canada's best hopes in women's boxing.[7] She lost her first bout to China's Li Jinzi.[8] She was an Indspire Award recipient in the sports category in 2014. Spencer was awarded the 2019 Randy Starkman Award by the Canadian Olympic Committee.[9]

References

  1. Williams, Cheryl. "Mary Spencer". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  2. "Mary Spencer". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  3. Christie, James (2011-07-26). "Going all-in in the Ring". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  4. "Writers-in-Residence Program: Robin Kimmerer." Archived 2013-04-02 at the Wayback Machine HJ Andrews Experimental Forest. 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  5. "Meet Mary Spencer, boxer and Aboriginal youth role-model". www.chatelaine.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  6. "How boxer Mary Spencer, once an Olympic covergirl, found herself on the outside looking in ahead of 2015 Pan Am Games". National Post. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  7. 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.
  8. "Mary Spencer Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  9. "Mary Spencer inspires Indigenous youth to believe that nothing is impossible". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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