{{short description|English footballer and boxer (born 1981)}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Stacey Copeland | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|8|19|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England | height = {{convert|5|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} | position = Forward | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | collegeyears1 = 2005–2007 | college1 = Lander Bearcats | collegecaps1 = 33 | collegegoals1 = 14 | collegeyears2 = 2008–2009 | college2 = {{nowrap|St. Edward's Hilltoppers}} | collegecaps2 = | collegegoals2 = | years1 = 1995–1997 | clubs1 = Stockport County | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1997–2001 | clubs2 = Tranmere Rovers | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2001–2004 | clubs3 = {{nowrap|Doncaster Rovers Belles}} | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = Vasalund | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 1999–2000 | nationalteam1 = England U18 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | module = {{Infobox boxer | embed = yes | nickname = | weight = Light-middleweight | reach = | style = Orthodox | boxrec = 797629 | total = 5 | wins = 5 | KO = 2 | losses = 0 | draws = | no contests = | website = https://www.stacey-copeland.co.uk | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's amateur boxing}} {{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}} {{MedalComp|European Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Bucharest|Welterweight}} }} }} '''Stacey Copeland''' (born 19 August 1981) is an English retired professional boxer and former football player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boxing Champion Stacey Copeland Hails Innovative Initiative To Increase Female Influence In Sport|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesayles/2020/01/20/boxing-champion-stacey-copeland-hails-innovative-initiative-to-increase-female-influence-in-sport/|last=Ayles|first=James|date=20 January 2020|website=Forbes.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> who was the inaugural Commonwealth female super-welterweight champion. As an amateur she won a silver medal at the 2014 European Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=European Women Championships. Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest, Romania. 31 May - 7 June 2014|url=https://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/European_wom_Champs2014.html|last=|first=|date=|website=Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> Copeland also teaches PE to female students at Parrs Wood High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/scopelandboxer/status/1127557163650572288|title=Yes I work there 3 days a week! @official_pwhs Parrs Wood and proud|website=Twitter.com|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>
==Boxing career== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BoxRec: Stacey Copeland vs. Borislava Goranova|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/750983/2164243|last=|first=|date=|website=Boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stacey Copeland becomes first British female to win Commonwealth title|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/boxing/stacey-copeland-boxing-hyde-boxer-14907698|last=Keay|first=Sheldan|date=13 July 2018|website=Manchestereveningnews|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> She retired in January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12040/12192015/stacey-copeland-former-commonwealth-champion-announces-retirement|title= Stacey Copeland: Former Commonwealth champion announces retirement|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=6 July 2024}}</ref>
==Professional boxing record== {{BoxingRecordSummary |draws= |nc= |ko-wins=2 |ko-losses= |dec-wins=3 |dec-losses= |dq-wins= |dq-losses= }} {{clear}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" |- !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |- |5 |{{yes2}}Win |5–0 |align=left|{{flagicon|SAF}} Mapule Ngubane |{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}} |10 |13 Jul 2018 |align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|ZIM}} International Convention Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe}} |align=left|{{small|Won inaugural Commonwealth female super-welterweight title}} |- |4 |{{yes2}}Win |4–0 |align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Dora Tollar |TKO |1 (6) |2 Mar 2018 |align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|UK}} Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England}} | |- |3 |{{yes2}}Win |3–0 |align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Klaudia Vigh |{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}} |2 (6), {{small|1:07}} |4 Nov 2017 |align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|UK}} Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England}} | |- |2 |{{yes2}}Win |2–0 |align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Ester Konecna |PTS |4 |29 Jul 2017 |align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|UK}} Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England}} | |- |1 |{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Borislava Goranova |{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}} |4 |16 Jun 2017 |align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|UK}} Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England}} | |- |}
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