Mary Spencer (born December 12, 1984) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

boxer who competes as a 75 kilogram middleweight. She has won three World Championships, one

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

gold medal, and eight Canadian Championships. Spencer's athletic career started early competing in multiple sports as a child including;

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Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

, and

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. Spencer began serious boxing training in 2002 and now trains at the Windsor Amateur Boxing Club under Coach Charlie Stewart. As of July 26, 2011, her amateur record is 115 wins, 9 losses. Spencer was born in

Wiarton, Ontario Wiarton () is a community in the town of South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the western end of Colpoys Bay, an inlet off Georgian Bay, on the Bruce Peninsula. Wiarton is notable for the Wiarton Willie Festiva ...

and currently lives in

Windsor, Ontario Windsor is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the souther ...

. She is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation. Women's boxing was a part of the

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program for the first time in London in 2012. 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 The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Spencer was considered a medal favourite, and one of Canada's best hopes in women's boxing. She lost her first bout to China's Li Jinzi. She was an

Indspire Award The Indspire Awards, until 2012 the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, are annual awards presented by Indspire in Canada. The awards are intended to celebrate and encourage excellence in the Aboriginal community. About The awards were fir ...

recipient in the sports category in 2014. Spencer was awarded the 2019 Randy Starkman Award by the Canadian Olympic Committee.

Professional boxing record

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Mary Spencer
at womenboxing.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Spencer, Mary 1984 births Canadian women boxers Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Living people Ojibwe people People from Bruce County Boxing people from Ontario Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Olympic boxers of Canada First Nations sportspeople AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists Indspire Awards Pan American Games medalists in boxing Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation Middleweight boxers Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games First Nations women