Sparring gloves
Padding that protects a partner.
Softer, even padding, typically 14 to 16 oz.
For controlled sparring, with the padding agreed on the sample before your order is made.
Sample in 7–10 days · bulk typically 4–6 weeks from approval
Specification
Sparring gloves are built to protect the person on the other end of the punch. The padding is softer and spread more evenly over the knuckles than in a bag glove, and the glove is heavier, typically 14 to 16 oz, so a controlled shot lands with less impact. We make them to your specification, shell, padding, closure, colours and logo, and you approve a sample before anything goes to bulk.
Who orders them
A sparring set kept apart from the bag gloves, in club colours, in 14 and 16 oz for the members who spar.
Sparring gloves for the fight team, matched to their competition kit and weighted for the heavier members.
A sparring glove for your range, with your own padding profile, shell and branding, sold under your name.
Options you choose
Every choice is set on your mockup, with as many changes as you need, and confirmed on a physical sample before bulk.
Genuine cowhide or buffalo leather for the longest life, microfibre for high tear resistance, or PU and Maya hide for shared club stock that wipes clean.
Softer, even padding over the knuckles for partner work. The profile is set on your sample, so you feel it in your hand before bulk.
Hook-and-loop, quick on and off between rounds, or lace-up for the closest fit at the wrist.
Shell, cuff, palm and trim colours set on your mockup, from colour codes or a physical swatch, and matched on the sample. Each colourway needs at least 25.
Your logo on the cuff, back of the hand or palm, by DTF, heat transfer or screen print, the method chosen for the shell. Labels are printed, not woven.
Printed size and care labels in your words, packed in pairs as agreed, and in your own boxes when the gloves are for retail.
Choosing and using
Heavy bag work compacts glove padding over time, and a glove that has gone hard over the knuckles hits a partner harder than its weight suggests. That is why many clubs keep a set of gloves for sparring only, and why a sparring glove is specified for softness and even padding rather than for punishment on the bag.
For a club, a separate sparring order in one design and one colourway also makes the gloves easy to tell apart on the rack.
Quick guide
As a starting point by body weight, for sparring:
For private label brands
Adding a sparring glove to your brand? The padding profile, shell, colours, labels and box are all part of your specification, approved on a sample. The approved sample is kept in our workshop, so every restock matches the gloves your customers already own.
A brand we make for
“What arrived matched what we approved.”
We sell boxing, MMA and strength gear under the Athlomax name, so consistency matters more to us than anything. Sparwright made our wrist wraps, knee wraps, lifting straps, boxing gloves, MMA gloves and shin guards. We saw a mockup first, then a physical sample before committing to bulk. What arrived matched what we approved. Communication was straightforward despite the time difference. We've since reordered.
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MMAHow an order runs
Five stages, and you sign off twice before bulk begins. Your exact dispatch date is confirmed in writing with your quote.
Product, quantity, logo, use case and destination are captured.
Colours, logo placement and initial specifications are aligned.
You sign offMaterials, construction, sizing and finish are confirmed.
You sign offBulk is made against the approved specification and checked.
Final quantity, packing and shipment documentation are completed.
Quality
Every order is checked against the sample you approved, which stays in our workshop. Each check is recorded, and the record can be shared.
Inspection record
Custom sparring gloves
Held if anything does not match.
How every order is checkedQuestions
7 answers buyers ask for most. Choose one to open it.
Still have a question?
Ask it the way you would ask a coach. A person replies within one working day.
Start your order
Send your logo, a rough quantity and where it ships. You see a free mockup first, then a sample to approve before bulk.
Prefer to talk first? Message us on WhatsApp
Nothing goes to bulk until you approve it.
What happens next
Send your brief
Product, logo, rough quantity and destination — or whatever you have so far.
Approve a mockup
See your design on the product before anything is made.
Sign off a sample
Bulk production starts only against the sample you approve.
Nothing goes to bulk until you approve it.
