Whether you're a seasoned fighter or just starting out, the best boxing headgear offers a combination of comfort, durability and, most importantly, top-notch protection against impact. Firstly ...

Both were nationally televised fights that changed the course of boxing and forced the AIBA to introduce headgear to amateur fighting. While the protection prevented cuts, many within the sport ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — In 2010, the International Boxing Association (AIBA ... in the boxers who didn’t wear headgear.” Butler said the primary protection a headguard affords is from cuts ...

The impacts were measured under five padding configurations: without headgear or boxing gloves ... gloves and headgear can offer some meaningful protection, proving that fighters – especially ...

This year, the Olympics ditched boxing headgear for the first time since 1984, making it look a lot more like professional boxing. “This rule change was rather surprising for lot of people.

The International Boxing Association has announced that it is banning headgear in amateur boxing competitions in an effort to reduce concussions, The Wall Street Journal reported. Beginning June 1 ...

GLASGOW, Scotland -- Boxing officials defended a decision to stop using headgear for male competitors at the Commonwealth Games, saying there had been no concussions at the competition up to ...

After spending years arguing that male amateur boxers were safer fighting without headgear, Boxing Canada has changed its mind. In a special meeting Friday, the sport’s national body unanimously ...