Eye of the Tiger is pleased to welcome veteran boxer Mary Spencer (3-0-0, 2 KOs) to its team. The former Olympian, three-time world champion and gold medalist at the 2011 Pan American Games, will make her first fight with the organization on Saturday, March 26 at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal as an undercard to the clash between Christian Mbilli to Nadjib Mohammedi during the 3rd and final gala of the EOTTM 10th anniversary series.
“Women’s professional boxing is booming and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute. It is for this reason that the current association with a major player in the promotion such as Eye of the Tiger, is all the more important. I will thus be able to demonstrate the extent of my aptitudes and my know-how to boxing fans across the country”, emphasizes Mary Spencer.
Spencer made the leap to the professionals in August 2021, at the end of a most impressive amateur career where she accumulated 177 fights in addition to having represented Canada on the international scene on numerous occasions. In addition to the London Olympics in 2012 where she placed fifth in the 75kg category while women’s Olympic boxing made its debut, Spencer also participated in the World Championships 4 times and managed to get her hands on 3 medals. gold (2005 Russia – 66kg, 2008 China – 66kg, 2010 Barbados – 75kg) as well as a bronze medal (2006 India – 66kg) in addition to winning gold at the Pan American Games in Mexico in 2011. he athlete of Ontario origin, who is therefore one of the most crowned in the history of Canadian boxing, has also taken up residence in Montreal to train alongside Ian Mackillop in order to pursue his career.
“With the experience she has accumulated among amateurs and her boxing style adapted to pro boxing, we believe that she will progress very quickly among professionals. Whether at 147 lbs or 154 lbs, she will be able to challenge all the champions by the end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023”, notes the director of development, Marc Ramsay.
