It is very interesting to know what kind of boxing gloves the real professional boxers wear and use during their training and matches. And we are not talking about what they wear during a sponsored training session or photo shoot, but the equipment they truly step into the ring with full confidence? We scoured the Internet for what we could find about this.
Most popular boxers in 2025:
Currently, the most popular boxers from each weight class include: Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury (retired? Or is he making a comeback?), Canelo Alvarez, Errol Spence Jr., Naoya Inoue, Gervonta Davis, Teofimo Lopez, Josh Taylor, Terence Crawford, Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol, and none other than Vasyl Lomachenko. Note this list is far from complete!!
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk is currently the heavyweight champion in most boxing organizations and was recently the first undisputed heavyweight champion in a very long time. Oleksandr Usyk has been wearing Rival boxing gloves for years, both during training and fight night as competition gloves! During his last match against Tyson Fury, Usyk wore custom-made Rivals of the type RFX-Guerrero Pro Fight Gloves. In his sparring sessions, he wears the Rival RFX-Guerrero Sparring. This is clearly visible during his training sessions with, among others, Daniel Lapin. https://www.instagram.com/usykaa
Canelo Alvarez
Canelo Alvarez is a very popular and enormously talented boxing champion. He has phenomenal technique and footwork. He is also extremely popular on social media and has his own clothing line and boxing brand: “No Boxing, No Life.” Canelo has entered the boxing ring during matches with multiple brands of boxing gloves, including custom Winning MS200B and custom Grant Pro Fight Gloves. https://www.instagram.com/canelo
Naoya Inoue
Naoya Inoue is the wildly popular Japanese multiple world champion. This highly technical boxer has won world titles in no less than 4 different weight classes! On December 26, 2023, he became the first undisputed super bantamweight champion ever and an undisputed champion in two weight classes. Inoue has entered the boxing ring during matches with multiple brands of boxing gloves, mainly Cleto Reyes Fight Gloves and of course the Japanese Winning MS200B in custom versions. Video footage clearly shows extensive use of the top boxing brand Winning Japan during his training sessions. https://www.instagram.com/naoyainoue_410
Gervonta Davis
Gervonta Davis is the lightweight world champion with an incredibly impressive record sheet. This driven boxer has defended his world title, which he won in 2019, multiple times! Everyone surely remembers the hugely hyped and sensational fight against fellow countryman Ryan Garcia. Davis won this bout by KO in the 7th round after a spectacular boxing match. Davis is almost always seen in full gear from Winning Japan, although he has also been seen multiple times with custom-made Grant Fight Gloves. He has also been spotted with the old-school RB5 bag gloves from Rival Boxing Gear. https://www.instagram.com/gervontaa
Teofimo Lopez
Teofimo Lopez is the popular multiple world champion boxer in two different weight classes. The parents of this tough boxer from the Bronx, New York, are originally from Honduras. Lopez is the true example of fighting his way to the top from nothing. Lopez mainly wears boxing gear from Winning Japan during his training sessions and has appeared multiple times in the ring with custom Grant Boxing Gloves. https://www.instagram.com/teofimolopez
Artur Beterbiev
Artur Beterbiev is a tough light heavyweight boxer of Russian-Canadian descent. On October 12, 2024, he won the WBA and IBO world titles from Dmitry Bivol but lost a rematch on February 22 to the same Bivol. Beterbiev is always spotted with Rival Boxing Gear and always wears the Rival RFX-Guerrero Pro Fight gloves during his matches. https://www.instagram.com/arturbeterbiev
Dmitry Bivol
Dmitry Bivol, a tough Russian boxer, is the current light heavyweight world boxing champion. He won this title in February from fellow countryman Beterbiev. Bivol has lost only one fight so far, against the same Beterbiev, and has since avenged that loss. Bivol has worn custom Grant boxing gloves multiple times in the competition ring. https://www.instagram.com/bivol_d
