Mary Spencer and Katie Dunn each collected their second straight victories on Wednesday, placing them in the medal rounds at the Women’s World Championships in Russia.

Mary defeated Aruna Mishra of India by a score of 29-12.  She will box an opponent from Ukraine on Friday evening.

Katie won over Yu Kyong Ok of Korea by a point decision.  She will also box on Friday for a shot at reaching the finals.

The two have led the way for Team Canada, with 5 of the 8 females reaching the medal rounds.  Other bouts for Team Canada on Wednesday:

Nancy Fortin loss to Marrykom IND (2002 World Champ)
Jacynthe Moloney vs Maria Kovacs HUN
Shannah Hook loss to Maria Javorskaja RUS
Sandra Bizier defeated  Aleksandra Sidorenko UKR
Arianne Fortin vs Nurkan Carkci TUR