The weight of boxing gloves for a professional fight is regulated, depending on the division in which a fighter is, the different weight the gloves have. There are different models and weights, but first let's clarify how much they should weigh for a professional fight, by category and both in ounces and grams.
In professional boxing there are two different weights for boxing gloves.
- Minimum weight from starter to welterweight: 8 ounces (226 grams)
- Minimum weight for Super welterweight to heavyweight: 10 ounces (283 grams)
Main differences between the two types of gloves
Boxing gloves are used with the aim of softening the impact during training and combat. Gloves are often combined with bandages to take care of the hands or prevent injuries.
Modern boxing gloves are intended to reduce wounds or injuries to the opponent's face. It has even been proven that they reduce the force of the punches thrown by the boxer by up to 70%.
The lower the weight of the gloves, the stronger the punch because there is less padding, and the speed of the blows also increases more. The higher the weight, the gloves have more padding, so the punch is less forceful, and also, the blows are released slower.
There are three types of boxing gloves:
- Speed Gloves: These are made of soft vinyl, designed to protect the athlete's hand from scrapes and bruises when handling the speed bag.
- Punch Bags: They have padding to protect the hand from impact of the bag, they are the best for those who do not usually spar.
- Sparring Gloves: they can be from 14 to 20 ounces. Think of some punching bag gloves, those usually protect the hands from impact.
Before wearing the gloves, the hands have a special bandage, after putting on the gloves, they are adjusted with tape so they do not move during combat.
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