Stacey Copeland (born 19 August 1981) is an English

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and former football player who has held the

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female

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title since 2018. As an amateur she won a silver medal at the 2014 European Championships. Copeland also teaches PE to female students at

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Boxing career

Copeland made her professional debut on 16 June 2017, scoring a four-round

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(PTS) victory Borislava Goranova at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in

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, England. 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

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, Zimbabwe. Copeland defeated Ngubane via

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(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.

Professional boxing record

References

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