Stacey Copeland
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| Date of birth | 19 August 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Lander Bearcats | 33 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | St. Edward's Hilltoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Stockport County | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Tranmere Rovers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Vasalund | 11 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999–2000 | England U18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Boxing career
[edit | edit source]Copeland 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 | edit source]| 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 | South Africa Mapule Ngubane | UD | 10 | 13 Jul 2018 | Zimbabwe International Convention Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe | Won inaugural Commonwealth female super-welterweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Hungary Dora Tollar | TKO | 1 (6) | 2 Mar 2018 | United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Hungary Klaudia Vigh | TKO | 2 (6), 1:07 | 4 Nov 2017 | United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Czech Republic Ester Konecna | PTS | 4 | 29 Jul 2017 | United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Bulgaria Borislava Goranova | PTS | 4 | 16 Jun 2017 | United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England |
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Boxers from London
- Footballers from London
- English women boxers
- Light-middleweight boxers
- Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
- England women's youth international footballers
- FA Women's National League players
- Tranmere Rovers L.F.C. players
- Women's association football forwards
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- St. Edward's University alumni
- Stockport County L.F.C. players
- English women's footballers
- Lander Bearcats women's soccer players
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- English women's football biography stubs
- English boxing biography stubs