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Mary Spencer (born December 12, 1984) is a Canadian boxer who currently competes as a 75 kilogram middleweight. She has won three World Championships, one Pan American Games gold medal, and eight Canadian Championships. Spencer began serious boxing training in 2002. As of July 26, 2011, her amateur record is 115 wins, 9 losses. Spencer was born in Wiarton, Ontario and currently lives in Windsor. She is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.
Women's boxing was a part of the Olympic Games program for the first time in London in 2012. Spencer was considered a medal favourite, and one of Canada's best hopes in women's boxing. She reached the quarterfinals, where she lost to China's Li Jinzi. She was a Indspire Award recipient in the sports category in 2014.