Stacey Copeland (born 19 August 1981) is an English retired professional boxer and former football player[2] who was the inaugural Commonwealth female super-welterweight champion. As an amateur she won a silver medal at the 2014 European Championships.[3] Copeland also teaches PE to female students at Parrs Wood High School.[4]
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| Date of birth | 19 August 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Lander Bearcats | 33 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | St. Edward's Hilltoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Stockport County | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Tranmere Rovers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Vasalund | 11 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | England U18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boxing career
editCopeland made her professional debut on 16 June 2017, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory Borislava Goranova at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, England.[5]
After compiling a record of 4–0 (2 KOs), she faced Mapule Ngubane for the inaugural Commonwealth female super-welterweight title on 13 July 2018 at the International Convention Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe. Copeland defeated Ngubane via unanimous decision (UD) over ten rounds with scores of 98–91, 98–93 and 97–92. With the win, Copeland became the first British female boxer to win a Commonwealth title.[6] She retired in January 2021.[7]
Professional boxing record
edit| 5 fights | 5 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Mapule Ngubane
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UD | 10 | 13 Jul 2018 |  International Convention Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Won inaugural Commonwealth female super-welterweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Dora Tollar
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TKO | 1 (6) | 2 Mar 2018 |  Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Klaudia Vigh
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TKO | 2 (6), 1:07 | 4 Nov 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Ester Konecna
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PTS | 4 | 29 Jul 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Borislava Goranova
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PTS | 4 | 16 Jun 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
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References
edit- ^ "Boxing record for Stacey Copeland". BoxRec.
- ^ Ayles, James (20 January 2020). "Boxing Champion Stacey Copeland Hails Innovative Initiative To Increase Female Influence In Sport". Forbes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "European Women Championships. Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest, Romania. 31 May - 7 June 2014". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Yes I work there 3 days a week! @official_pwhs Parrs Wood and proud". Twitter.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "BoxRec: Stacey Copeland vs. Borislava Goranova". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Keay, Sheldan (13 July 2018). "Stacey Copeland becomes first British female to win Commonwealth title". Manchestereveningnews. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Stacey Copeland: Former Commonwealth champion announces retirement". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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