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| Real name | Mary Elizabeth Spencer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Amazing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Light middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 12, 1984 Wiarton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Spencer is a Canadian professional boxer. She was born on December 12, 1984. Since September 2024, she has held the WBA female super-welterweight title. Before becoming a professional, she won three World Championships. She also earned a gold medal at the Pan American Games.
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Mary Spencer's Amateur Boxing Career
As a child, Mary Spencer enjoyed many sports. These included basketball, volleyball, soccer, and track and field. She started training seriously in boxing in 2002. She worked with coach Charlie Stewart at the Windsor Amateur Boxing Club.
Winning World Championships
Mary Spencer won three World Championships as an amateur.
- In 2005, she won the 66 kg (about 145 lbs) title.
- She won the 66 kg title again in 2008.
- In 2010, she won the 75 kg (about 165 lbs) crown.
She also won a gold medal at the 2011 Pan-American Games in Mexico. She beat Yenebier Guillen from the Dominican Republic in the 75 kg final.
Olympics Debut
The 2012 London 2012 Summer Olympics were the first Games to include women's boxing. Mary Spencer was expected to win a medal. She went straight to the quarter-finals. However, she lost to China's Li Jinzi. Mary had beaten Li Jinzi in a world championship final two years earlier.
Mary Spencer's Professional Boxing Journey
After the Olympics, Mary Spencer became a professional boxer. She won her first six professional fights.
Winning First Professional Titles
In her seventh fight, she won two important titles. These were the WBA female International and WBC female Silver super-welterweight titles. She won by stopping her opponent, Cynthia Lozano, in the first round. This fight happened in Montreal, Canada, on September 9, 2022.
Challenging for World Titles
Next, she fought Belgian boxer Femke Hermans for the vacant IBO female super-welterweight World title. Mary lost this fight by a unanimous decision. It took place in Shawnigan, Quebec, Canada, on December 16, 2022.
They had a rematch on October 11, 2023, in Montreal, Canada. This time, the IBO belt and the vacant IBF female super-welterweight title were on the line. Femke Hermans won again, this time by a majority decision.
Returning to Winning Ways
Mary Spencer ended her losing streak on January 25, 2024. She won against Sonya Dreiling when her opponent could not continue the fight after the first round.
Becoming WBA Super-welterweight Champion
Winning the Interim Title
On September 5, 2024, Mary Spencer fought Naomi Mannes at Montreal Casino. She won by unanimous decision. This victory earned her the interim WBA super-welterweight title.
Defending the Title
Mary Spencer became the full WBA champion after Terri Harper gave up the title. She defended her title for the first time against Ogleidis Suárez. This fight was also at Montreal Casino on April 10, 2025. Mary won by unanimous decision.
Mary Spencer's Personal Life
Mary Spencer was born in Wiarton, Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation. This group was formerly known as the Cape Croker First Nation.
She received an Indspire Award in the sports category in 2014. In 2019, she was given the Randy Starkman Award by the Canadian Olympic Committee. In January 2024, Mary Spencer joined the board of directors for Boxing Ontario.
See also
- List of female boxers
