Very interesting to know is what kind of boxing gloves the real professional boxers wear and use during their training and matches. And then we are not talking about what they wear during a sponsored training session or photo shoot, but materials that they really confidently enter the ring with? We have scoured the Internet for what we could find about this.
Most Popular Boxers in 2025:
Currently the most popular boxers in 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. Please note this list is far from complete!!
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk is currently the heavyweight champion in most boxing associations 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 on 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. You can clearly see this during his training sessions with Daniel Lapin among others. https://www.instagram.com/usykaa
Canelo Alvarez
Canelo Alvarez is a very popular and extremely talented boxing champion. He has phenomenal technique and footwork. He is also very popular on social media and has his own clothing line and boxing brand: “No Boxing, No Life”. Canelo has entered the boxing ring with multiple brands of boxing gloves during matches, 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 extremely 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 with several brands of boxing gloves during matches, mainly Cleto Reyes Fight Gloves and of course the Japanese Winning MS200B in 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 a lightweight world champion with a hugely impressive record sheet. This driven boxer defended his world title that he won in 2019 several times! Everyone probably remembers the hugely hyped and sensational fight against fellow countryman Ryan Garcia. Davis won this match by KO in the 7th round after a spectacular boxing match. Davis can almost always be seen in full gear from Winning Japan, although he has also been seen with custom-made Grant Fight Gloves several times. 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 from Honduras. Lopez is a 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 in the ring several times with custom Grant Boxing Gloves. https://www.instagram.com/teofimolopez
Artur Beterbiev
Artur Beterbiev is a tough light heavyweight boxer of Russian-Canadian descent. He won the WBA and IBO world titles from Dmitry Bivol on October 12, 2024, but lost his titles against the 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 matches. https://www.instagram.com/arturbeterbiev
Dmitry Bivol
Dmitry Bivol, a tough Russian boxer, is the current light heavyweight boxing world champion. He won this title in February from fellow countryman Beterbiev. Bivol has only lost 1 match against this same Beterbiev so far and has now gained his revenge. Bivol has worn custom Grant boxing gloves in the competition ring several times. https://www.instagram.com/bivol_d
