Mary Spencer

For the Canadian photographer, see Mary Spencer (photographer). For the American librarian, see Mary C. Spencer.

Mary Spencer
Born	Mary Elizabeth Spencer (1984-12-12) December 12, 1984 (age 40) Wiarton, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Amazing
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	12
Wins	10
Wins by KO	6
Losses	2
Medal record Women's Amateur boxing Representing   Canada World Championships 2005 Podolsk Welterweight 2008 Ningbo Welterweight 2010 Barbados Middleweight 2006 New Delhi Welterweight Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Light heavyweight

Mary Spencer (born December 12, 1984) is a Canadian professional boxer who has held the WBA female super-welterweight title since September 2024. As an amateur she won three World Championships and a Pan American Games gold medal.

Amateur career

Spencer 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 career

Having turned professional after the Olympics, Spencer was undefeated in her first six pro-fights and in her seventh contest 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 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 champion

Spencer vs. Mannes

On 5 September 2024 at Montreal Casino, Quebec, Canada, Spencer defeated Naomi Mannes by unanimous decision to win the interim WBA super-welterweight title. ^{[14] [15]}

Spencer vs. Suárez

Spencer was elevated to a full champion after Terri Harper vacated the title. ^[16] She made her first defense against Ogleidis Suárez back at Montreal Casino on 10 April 2025, winning by unanimous decision. ^{[17] [18]}

Personal life

Spencer 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. ^[19] In January 2024, Spencer joined the Boxing Ontario board of directors. ^[20]

Professional boxing record

12 fights	10 wins	2 losses
By knockout	6	0
By decision	4	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
12	Win	10–2	Ogleidis Suárez	UD	10	Apr 10, 2025	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Retained WBA light-middleweight title
11	Win	9–2	Naomi Mannes	UD	10	Sep 5, 2024	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Won Interim title WBA light-middleweight title
10	Win	8–2	Sonya Dreiling	RTD	1 (8), 2:00	Jan 25, 2024	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
9	Loss	7–2	Femke Hermans	MD	10	11 Oct 2023	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	For IBO and vacant IBF light-middleweight titles
8	Loss	7–1	Femke Hermans	UD	10	Dec 16, 2022	Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada	For vacant IBO light-middleweight title
7	Win	7–0	Cynthia Lozano	TKO	1 (10), 1:03	Sep 9, 2022	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Won vacant WBA International and WBC Silver light-middleweight titles
6	Win	6–0	Chris Namus	TKO	1 (8), 1:56	Jun 23, 2022	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
5	Win	5–0	Yamila Esther Reynoso	UD	8	May 28, 2022	CAA Centre, Brampton, Canada
4	Win	4–0	Beatriz Aguilar	KO	1 (6), 0:23	Mar 26, 2022	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
3	Win	3–0	Milagros Diaz Perez	UD	4	Jan 29, 2022	Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Mexico
2	Win	2–0	Luz Mondaca	TKO	1 (4), 1:46	Oct 29, 2021	Auditorio Centenario, Torreón, Mexico
1	Win	1–0	Maria Esquivel Zamora	KO	1 (4), 0:29	Aug 27, 2021	Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico

See also

• List of female boxers

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. "FORMER THREE-TIME WORLD AMATEUR CHAMP MARY SPENCER SIGNS WITH EYE OF THE TIGER". The Ring. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
4. "Mary Spencer Takes 3rd World Championship in Barbados". Boxing Ontario. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
5. "Canadian boxer, kayakers nab gold at Pan Am Games". CBC. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
6. 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.
7. "Mary Spencer Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
8. "Mary Spencer is the new WBA 154 lbs. International Champion". wbaboximg.com. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
9. "Mary Spencer vs Cynthia Lozano". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
10. "Arslanbek Makhmudov Destroys Michael Wallisch in One Round". Boxing Scene. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
11. "Boxing Results: IBO Super Welter Champ Hermans Defeats Spencer!". boxingnews24.com. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
12. "STEVE CLAGGETT CONTINUES TO ROLL, MARY SPENCER IN THE WIN COLUMN AGAIN". proboxtv.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
13. "WBA #2 Bazinyan annihilates Godoy". fightnews.com. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
14. "Mary Spencer awarded controversial call, outpoints Naomi Mannes". www.boxingscene.com.
15. "Spencer crowned in Montreal". wbaboxing.com. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
16. "Terri Harper motivated to become triple world champion, undefeated Rhiannon Dixon stands menacingly in her way | Sporting News Australia". www.sportingnews.com. 25 September 2024.
17. "Mary Spencer Retains WBA 154-pound Title and Christopher Guerrero Scores Win". The Ring. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
18. "Mary Spencer outpoints Ogleidis Suarez, retains junior middleweight title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
19. "Mary Spencer inspires Indigenous youth to believe that nothing is impossible". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
20. "Boxing Ontario Welcomes Mary Spencer to the Board of Directors". Boxing Ontario. Retrieved 2024-05-21.

External links

• Boxing record for Mary Spencer from BoxRec (registration required)
• Mary Spencer - Profile at Women Boxing Archive Network

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title	WBA International light-middleweight champion September 9, 2022 – November 2024 Vacated	Vacant
Vacant Title last held by Inna Sagaydakovskaya	WBC Silver light-middleweight champion September 9, 2022 – September 5, 2024 Won interim title	Vacant Title next held by Priscilla Peterle
World boxing titles
New title	WBA light-middleweight champion Interim title September 5, 2024 – September 2024 Promoted	Vacant
Preceded by Terri Harper Vacated	WBA light-middleweight champion September 2024 – present	Incumbent