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Windsor Rocks at Women's World
Champions
By Margaret Sidoroff
September 27, 2005(SEPT 27) Canada just
finished the first day of preliminaries at
the 2006 Women's World Championships in Russia. Only
two boxers competed today and both were Windorites.
Katie Dunn won by RSCO 20-5 over USA's Anca Neagu and
Mary Spencer won hers by RSCO as well 18-3 over
Turkey's Yeliz Yesil.
Both Katie and Mary will compete again on Wednesday.
Katie faces a very though opponent from the Ukraine.
According to Wiki for additional information:
The tournament described in the article is the 3rd AIBA Women's World
Amateur Boxing Championships, which took place from September 26 to
October 2, 2005, at the Vityaz Ice Palace in Podolsk, Russia.
While the article mentions the "2006" championships, the event actually
occurred in 2005; Canada would later finish fourth overall in the 2006
edition. In the 2005 Podolsk tournament, Canada finished second in the
overall medal standings.
Performance of Windsor Boxers
Both boxers mentioned in the report—Mary Spencer and Katie Dunn—went on
to win medals at the tournament:
Mary Spencer (66 kg/Welterweight):
Result: Won the Gold Medal by defeating Irina Sinezkaya of Russia in the
final.
Accolade: Awarded "Best Boxer of the Competition".
Opening Round: As noted in your report, she defeated Turkey’s Yeliz
Yesil by RSCO (Referee Stopped Contest - Outclassed).
Katie Dunn (63 kg/Light Welterweight):
Result: Won a Bronze Medal.
Opponent: Her Ukrainian opponent mentioned in the article was likely
Viktoria Rudenko or Oleksandra Kozlan, though official records show Dunn
ultimately shared the bronze with Vinni Busk Skovgaard of Denmark.
Opening Round: Defeated Anca Neagu of the USA.
2005 Tournament Quick Facts
Participants: 152 amateur women boxers from 28 countries.
Disciplines: Contested across 13 weight divisions.
Top Nations:
Russia: 7 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 Bronze.
Canada: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze.
India: 1 Gold, 0 Silver, 4 Bronze.
The Canadian silver medal was won by Ariane Fortin (70 kg), and the
second bronze was won by Sandra Bizier (57 kg).
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