Headgear Rival RHGFS3 Face-Bar

Specific features

• + Chin strap for a perfect fit

  A strap under the chin provides a secure and precisely adjustable attachment for the headgear.

  The strap prevents shifting during intense sessions and ensures that the headgear always remains in the correct position .

• + Lace-up closure for a custom fit

  A lace-up closure offers a fully adjustable fit that adapts to the individual user.

  By precisely adjusting the laces, boxing gloves, groinguards and headgear fit exactly as desired, enhancing comfort and stability during intense sessions.

• + Premium-quality leather

  Leather is the material that made the boxing world what it is—and for good reason. Premium-quality leather molds to the hand, becomes more supple with use, and with proper care lasts through many hours of training without losing its shape or firmness.

  While synthetic materials can peel or harden over time, high-quality leather retains its character. It feels different—fuller, more authentic—and you notice it in every training session. For athletes who refuse to compromise on their equipment.

• + Durable molded plastic inner frame

  The durable molded plastic inner frame forms the backbone of the RHGFS3. This rigid yet lightweight frame gives the headgear its fixed shape and ensures that the headgear retains its structure—even after intensive use and repeated blows.

  The frame distributes the force of a punch over a larger surface area and prevents the headgear from collapsing or deforming upon hard impact. Combined with the polyurethane foam padding and leather exterior, it provides layered protection that professional sparring partners trust.

• + Extra-wide eye opening for optimal visibility

  The extra-wide eye opening of a face-bar headgear is deliberately designed to preserve your full field of vision—both forward and to the sides. With traditional closed headgear, peripheral vision is limited, making it more difficult to anticipate punches from the side.

  With a wide eye opening, you can follow your opponent's movements fully without turning your head unnecessarily. Essential for boxers who want to improve their technique and reaction speed during sparring without compromising facial protection.

• + Metal buckle closure

  A safely covered metal buckle under the chin keeps the headgear securely in place—even during hard strikes from the side or above. The buckle is concealed beneath a protective cover, so the metal cannot come into contact with your opponent’s face during sparren.

  Metal is more robust than plastic alternatives: it does not bend, break, or stop functioning reliably even after intensive use. Once closed, the headgear stays securely in place—so you can focus completely on your training.

• + Reversed double hook-and-loop straps

  The reverse double hook-and-loop straps provide secure and precisely adjustable fastening of the headgear. Due to the reversed placement of the hook-and-loop fastener, the straps lie flat against the head without protruding edges that could cause irritation or come loose on contact.

  The double construction distributes tension across two points, keeping the headgear securely in place—even when subjected to hard blows from the side or above. Quick to adjust, even while wearing boxing gloves.

Ergo design

Rival strives, across as many product lines as possible, to guarantee an ergonomic and anatomical design that is as possible .

This principle forms the basis of the design philosophy and ensures that Rival Boxing Gear pays special attention to every aspect of every new idea – whether it concerns the correct anatomical fit for our RNFL groin protector or gloves such as the RB5 bag gloves that stay firmly secured, allowing you to form a perfect fist kunt maken.

Rival - Designed in Canada

In 2003, Russ Anber Rival Boxing Gear founded it—not as a businessman, but as someone who had spent decades in the gym and knew exactly what was lacking in the equipment available. He began innovating, patenting, and building, permanently changing the boxing world with patented designs in gloves, punching mitts, and handwraps.

“My gift was the ability to coach, break things down, analyze and make people understand how things work.” — Russ Anber