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Mary Spencer
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 careerSpencer 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 66 kg title in 2005 and 2008 then the 75 kg 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 75 kg 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 careerHaving 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] WBA Super Welterweight ChampionSpencer vs. MannesOn September 5, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Spencer defeated Naomi Mannes by unanimous decision to win the interim WBA super welterweight title.[14] She was elevated to a full champion after Terri Harper vacated the title.[15] Spencer vs. SuárezSpencer is scheduled to make the first defense of her WBA super welterweight title against Ogleidis Suárez on March 14, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[16] Personal lifeSpencer 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.[17] In January 2024, Spencer joined the Boxing Ontario board of directors.[18] Professional boxing record
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