It is very interesting to know which boxing gloves real professional boxers wear and use during their training sessions and fights. And we are not talking about what they wear during a sponsored training session or photo shoot, but about equipment they genuinely trust enough to step into the ring with. We scoured the Internet for everything we could find about this.
Most popular boxers in 2025:
Currently, some of the most popular boxers from every 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. Please note that this list is far from complete!!
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk is currently the heavyweight champion with most boxing organizations and was recently the first undisputed heavyweight champion in a very long time. Oleksandr Usyk has worn Rival boxing gloves for years, both during training and on fight night as his fight gloves! During his most recent match against Tyson Fury, Usyk wore custom-made Rivals of the RFX-Guerrero Pro Fight Gloves model. During 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 highly 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 for fights wearing gloves from several brands, including custom Winning MS200B and custom Grant Pro Fight Gloves. https://www.instagram.com/canelo
Naoya Inoue
Naoya Inoue is the hugely popular Japanese multi-division world champion. This highly technical boxer has won world titles in no fewer 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 for fights wearing gloves from several brands, primarily Cleto Reyes Fight Gloves and, of course, the Japanese Winning MS200B in a custom version. Footage clearly shows that top boxing brand Winning Japan is used extensively during his training sessions. https://www.instagram.com/naoyainoue_410
Gervonta Davis
Gervonta Davis is the lightweight world champion with an enormously impressive record. This driven boxer has defended the world title he won in 2019 several times! Everyone surely remembers the heavily hyped and sensational fight against fellow countryman Ryan Garcia. Davis won the bout by KO in the 7th round after a spectacular boxing match. Davis is almost always seen in a full set of Winning Japan equipment, although he has also been seen several times wearing 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 multi-division world boxing champion in two different weight classes. The parents of this tough boxer from the Bronx, New York, are originally from Honduras. Lopez is the perfect example of someone who fought his way to the top from nothing through sheer hard work. During his training sessions, Lopez mainly wears boxing gear from Winning Japan and has appeared in the ring several times wearing 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 his titles to that same Bivol in a rematch on February 22. Beterbiev is always spotted with Rival Boxing Gear and always wears the Rival RFX-Guerrero Pro Fight gloves during his fights. https://www.instagram.com/arturbeterbiev
Dmitry Bivol
Dmitry Bivol, a hard-hitting Russian boxer, is the current light heavyweight boxing world champion. He won this title from fellow countryman Beterbiev in February. To date, Bivol has lost only 1 fight, against that same Beterbiev, and has since claimed his rematch. Bivol has worn custom Grant boxing gloves several times in the fight ring. https://www.instagram.com/bivol_d
