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 most protection was provided by the taekwondo Adidas headgear (60.5±4.3g) followed by the boxing Adidas (75.4±9.9g), boxing Greenhill (109.4±10.11g), and taekwondo Nike headgear (129.5±8.2g). The ...

For the first time in more than 30 years, male boxers at the Olympics are not wearing headgear. More than three years ago, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) ruled that boxers were more ...

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 ...