Boxing Brands

CLETO REYES - Hecho Mexico:
Cleto Reyes Castro was born on April 26th 1920 in Mexico City, in the midst of the reconstruction period after 10 years of revolutionary struggle. Because of the hard times his family was facing, Cleto began to work at the age of 12 in a saddlery where baseball gear was manufactured. In 1936 while he attended elementary school, his huge love for boxing was born as the “Peralvillo Cozumel Arena”, was in front of his school. In 1938, Cleto Reyes participated in an amateur fight, his performance was so outstanding that the public ended up throwing coins into the ring floor; however, the pounding was so hard that he was convinced not to fight again. He chose, instead, to mend the gloves he had used during the fight and this was the beginning of his career in glove manufacture.

Subsequently his gloves obtained the approval of the local boxing commission (COMBOX DF), and in 1945 the Cleto Reyes gloves were used in a world championship fight for the first time on “La Condesa Arena”, in the fight between the second Mexican Champion, Juan Zurita Vs Ike Williams. This was a very relevant year in Don Cleto’s life since that was the year he decided to become independent, always counting on his wife and children’s support.

In 1965, he had his first commercial representative in Los Angeles, California; and began distributing his products in the most important cities of the United States and some other countries.

In 1970, during a time in which Don Cleto’s health was in delicate conditions, his son Alberto Reyes joined his father’s efforts with a strong entrepreneurial vision. In 1975 his son, decided to register CLETO REYES as a trademark, and founded Industria Reyes S.A. de C.V. in 1979.

Nowadays, Cleto Reyes products have a prominent place in the international market and are exported to five different continents with the approval of the main world organizations. The company has received important recognitions such as Mexico’s National Exports Award in 1994 (Granted annually by the Mexican Trade and Industry Department to distinguished Mexican Companies, and many others).

In the beginning the need, later a great passion for boxing, and finally his dedication to his job were the factors that inspired Don Cleto Reyes Castro to devote his life to boxing.

 FAIRTEX:
 Fairtex is recognized as the gear of champions and endorsed by world   champion fighters, instructors, promoters and sanctioning bodies worldwide as the leader and innovator in high impact combat sports.  Fairtex equipment is “Engineered for Top Performance”.

Under Mr. Wong’s and Mr. Lin’s leadership and support from our distributors and loyal customers, Fairtex has become one of the hottest brands in the combat sports equipment industry with over 25 distributors worldwide; recognized as the leader and innovator for high impact sports equipment; and the leading authority in Muay Thai having produced over 60 champions with titles such as Lumpinee, Rajadamnern, WBC Muay Thai, WMC, ISKA and other world championship titles.

Since 1975 Fairtex has been dedicated to the training, management and promotion of professional Muay Thai fighters, Boxers, and Mixed Martial Arts athletes.  This tradition is growing, as Fairtex has expanded with two camps in Thailand, two gyms in USA and six gyms in Japan.  Fairtex has students from all over the world from Holland, Russia, China, Brazil, USA, to Australia.  Our champions consistently rank as the best in the world.
    
Fairtex is the authority in Muay Thai. With our in-depth knowledge and expertise, we have been developing and innovating premium fight sports equipment since 1993. In recent years, Fairtex has been recognized and gained international reputations both as the leader in the high impact sports equipment industry, and also as the industry’s top innovator.

Our drive is innovation.  Fairtex’s integral participation at every level of fight sports has afforded us an unparalleled depth of knowledge and intuition in the field.  We have been translating our ring-proven expertise into the engineering of superior equipment and apparel for athletes since 1993.  It is this combination of ring experience and technical wisdom that have enabled us to consistently develop cutting edge products.  At Fairtex, our motto is to “Be Inspired”.

 EVERLAST:

 In 1910, 17-year-old Jacob Golomb, the son of a tailor and an avid swimmer, was dissatisfied with swimsuits of the time that barely lasted a season, and began making suits that he guaranteed would last for a full year. He gave them the name "EVERLAST". Everlast transformed into a small retail store that carried a full line of sports equipment, best known as the major supplier of boxing equipment.
In 1917, the young Jack Dempsey called on Everlast for specialized boxing equipment, resulting in the development of the brand's first boxing headgear that would last more than 15 rounds of intensive training. Everlast evolved into the preeminent brand in the world of boxing and among the most recognized brands in the overall sporting goods and apparel industries. In 2000, Active Apparel Group [AAGP] acquired the Everlast brand and boxing equipment. In 2007 UK-based Brands Holdings acquired Everlast Worldwide.
Based in the Bronx, the Everlast brand is represented in over 75 countries and holds 88 licensees worldwide The company took home the 2010 and 2011 World MMA Award for Best Technical Equipment Brand.

GRANT:

The Grant Boxing brand represents quality, style and superiority that has put the Grant Boxing product in a class all its own. Grant Boxing has been used by some of the most elite athletes in the world including: Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr, Laila Ali, Joe Calzaghe, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, and Fedor Emelianenko. Fight Outlet is proud to be able to offer Grant Boxing products to our customers in UK and Europe.

KRONK:

Kronk began to earn fame during the late 1970s, when boxers like Hilmer Kenty, Thomas Hearns and Mickey Goodwin trained there. In 1980, Kenty became Kronk's first world champion, and Hearns followed him as world champion months after. In 1983, Kronk fighter Milton McCrory won the WBC's world Welterweight title that had been vacated by Sugar Ray Leonard; Jimmy Paul beat Harry Arroyo for the International Boxing Federation's world Lightweight title in 1985. Duane Thomas, another Kronk fighter, beat John Mugabi for the WBC's world Jr. Middleweight title in 1986. McCrory's brother, Steve McCrory, was also a world champion. Prentiss Bryd was vice president of the gym during the 1980s. In the Lennox Lewis era, Richard Slone served as VP directly under Steward. British middleweight boxer and England captain (1980–83) Errol Christie wore the coveted Kronk gold shorts in the eighties supporting Thomas Hearns on the bill in Las Vegas the night that Hearns soundly beat Roberto Durán on June 15, 1984.

LONSDALE:
  

London first established itself as the quintessential boxing and sports brand in the early 1960’s, however its roots and history go back even further. In 1891, the fifth Earl of Lonsdale Hugh Lowther, President of the National Sporting Club was the first to introduce boxing gloves after the deaths of three boxers in bare-knuckle fights. Lord Lonsdale was known as the Yellow Earl, as this was his personal colour. He had a distinctive yellow Rolls Royce that had a customised raised roof in the back carriage to accommodate his top hat and 194-centimetre frame! Lord Lonsdale was also the first President of the Automobile Association of U.K and later the chairman of the Arsenal Football Club. The yellow colour of Arsenal’s usual away strip is a tribute to him. Known by some as ‘England’s Greatest Sporting Gentleman’, he was also the inspiration for the Lonsdale cigar size. In 1909 to promote boxing, Lord Lonsdale started donating the ‘Lonsdale Belt’ to each professional boxer who won his British National Championship and successfully defended it twice, thus starting the tradition that a boxer was not regarded as a true champion until he earned a Lonsdale Belt. In 1929 Lord Lonsdale became the first President of the British Boxing Board of Control. He passed away in 1944 at the age of 87.
Years later in 1959, an ex-professional boxer Bernard Hart, was granted permission by James Lowther (the 7th Earl) to use the Lonsdale name for a range of boxing clothing and equipment. Business commenced at 21 Beak Street in Soho in 1960. The brand became an overnight success due equally to its heritage and quality product, with boxing champions such as Muhammad Ali, ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson and Brian London becoming devotees. By the mid 60’s Carnaby Street in Soho had become world famous as a hot spot of ‘swinging London’. It was a key place for Britain's youth revolution and had a long-term influence on London's shops, fashions and tourist industry. By the end of the 1960s, Carnaby Street was London's second-most-visited tourist attraction after Buckingham Palace and the Lonsdale store was just around the corner. With high profile visitors such as Gregory Peck, Paul McCartney and Anthony Quinn, the store quickly became a mecca for celebrities as well as the boxing fraternity and the general public. In 1979 a young man by the name of Paul Weller, lead singer of ultra cool band The Jam, visited the Lonsdale store, unbeknown to the sales staff that were mainly retired boxers and had no idea who this uber star was! Paul purchased a large number of Lonsdale tees and then hit the tour circuit in Japan. The reaction to seeing the bold Lonsdale on Paul’s chest was immediate in both Japan and across England. Sales boomed, introducing the Lonsdale name to many new customers. Lonsdale’s boxing tradition has never faded. Evander Holyfield, Marvin Haggler, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson and Ricky Hatton are amongst the world champions who have trained and fought in Lonsdale. Australian boxer Vic Darchinyan is the current WBA, WBC and IBF Undisputed Super Flyweight World Champion and has been a proud Lonsdale supporter. On November 1, 2008 Vic Darchinyan became the first man in history to unify the super flyweight title in that weight class with his crushing win over Cristian Mijares at the Home Depot Centre in California. Current boxer’s part of the Lonsdale team includes Billy 'The Kid' Dib and Lovemore Ndou as well as our first female boxer Lauryn Eagle.Lonsdale in Australia has also become the brand of choice for many sporting stars including Rugby League’s Scott Prince, Mitchell Pearce, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Mitchell Aubusson, Josh Perry, Glenn Stewart and Gorden Tallis and super coaches Craig Bellamy and Brad Fittler. In the early 90’s the brand made its debut into the European market, and by 1998 had arrived in Australia. Although Lonsdale’s boxing heritage has never faded, it has transcended to become the internationally renowned fashion label it is today, combining classic lines and fluid shapes with a fresh and modern edge. The comfort and durability of the clothes make them essential pieces for every wardrobe, both for sport and street wear.  

PROBOX:

 When a professional engineer expanded on his love of boxing by making a ring for his local club, little did anyone realize that 20 years later his company would become one of the UK’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of boxing equipment. Established as a ring manufacturer our exacting quality standards built us a good reputation quickly. This led to the buyout of a company that manufactured leather sporting goods. We were now able to facilitate a full range of quality boxing equipment, providing our clients with almost every extra they could possibly need.
The new ‘Pro-Box’ brand was launched and within five years our attention to detail and safety was rewarded with the Amateur International Boxing Association (A.I.B.A) granting us the only ‘Safety And Quality Assurance License’ issued to a British company  for the manufacture of competition gloves and headguards to protect amateur boxers in contests around the world.
Throughout this steady and deliberate growth we never lost sight of the original standards of quality, design and innovation on which the company was founded.
Today we supply rings and equipment to Retail outlets, Health and Fitness Studio’s ABA registered boxing clubs and a large section of the British Armed Forces. We’re also proud to have supplied some of the most successful names in British boxing over the years, including Barry McGuigan, Chris Eubank, Steve Collins, Prince Naseem Hamed and Frank Bruno to name just a few.
Focused on high quality at a fair price we aim to live up to our name as ‘The Professionals Choice in Boxing’, from the Gloves on your hands to the Ring under your feet.

 RIVAL:

Ever since Babe Ruth hit his 714th home run the baseball equipment industry was driven to provide the consumer with better and better products each and every year. When Jacques Plante invented the first mask for goaltenders he began a revolution which would continue on to this day. In every sport we have seen an evolution and development of equipment which has increased performance and provided more protection than ever before. The 80’s and 90’s took sporting equipment to a new level as man-made materials appeared and out-performed their predecessors. Technology now played a major role in the development of equipment and nowhere was this more evident than in the running shoe industry. Those companies knew that technology, materials, style and design were now the major factors in the production of high-end sporting goods. It is with this concept in mind that Rival Boxing Gear was born from.
Russ Anber Co-founder of RIVAL,“The Coach” Russ Anber is a veteran boxing trainer who has four Olympians and one World Champion under his belt. He first made his mark as an amateur boxing coach at the age of 18, and today as a veteran boxing coach, he continues to devote his energy to coaching and developing championship caliber boxers at the Ring 83 Boxing Club in Montreal. Russ is widely acknowledged as the authoritative voice of boxing in Canada. In 1986, Russ became the first coach to produce a medal for Canada with a silver at the World Boxing Championships held in Reno, Nevada.
Jocelyn Poulin, a 16 year veteran of sporting goods design and co-founder of Rival Boxin, he has worked for DR Hockey, Mission Hockey in California and Aird Sport Design. He has designed some of the most innovative protective products in roller/ice hockey and baseball industry such as the Mission 3 fingers Wicked Light gloves and the award winning Assymetrical Warp Zero gloves. For Rival, he brings you the new Conic Design of boxing gloves, as well as the patent-pending Ergo Lace Track System exclusive only on Rival’s high-performance gloves. The Signature Series punch mitt design has features that have never before been seen in a punch mitt. These are just a few of the innovations of Rival Boxing Gear.
Rival offers, what we feel, is the finest in high-performance gear, but also a unique selection of traditional, classic gear to meet your boxing equipment needs. Rival has re-invented the boxing equipment industry.

 GEEZERS BOXING:

Geezers Boxing was created by boxing people for boxing people, When you ask our staff the question, is this item any good? You will get a true and educated answer as we will have tested the goods  in the our gym sparring and training, We know all our equipments strengths and weaknesses ,  we have had 20 years of experience in  sports retail, so we have been on both sides of the ropes and laced the gloves, We have a background in boxing running our own gym so we understand the commitment of coaches and boxers alike. Taking all this into account we have put together an extensive range of boxing equipment, which we would use ourselves, for schools, leisure industry, amateur boxing & pro boxing.

 TOPTEN:

The patented padding material used in Top Ten® boxing and martial arts protective equipment is made from german foams called Bayflex® and Bayfill®. This same material are used to manufacture safety components for automobile manufacturers, such as Mercedes, Porsche, BMW, Audi, VW, and Ford, just to name a few. In fact, Top Ten® equipment is made by the same German factory, and by the same engineers who make safety components for the world's safest automobiles. Whether it’s boxing, kickboxing, or martial arts equipment and supplies, Top Ten® is world renowned for manufacturing the most durable, safest and best available, world-class protective equipment on the market today. So much so that the Olympic Committee after tests choose Top Ten for the 2000 Olympics.

TWINS:

 Twins Special Co. LTD was incorporated on June 2, 1992. Its main objective is the production, sales and exportation of their Thai boxing gear and equipment. "TWINS". The company has been skillfully producing only Thai boxing gear made of the world's finest quality materials in Thailand under the brand name for well over sixty years. As a company, it has distinguished itself by receiving the acceptance of the international boxing, Muay Thai and mixed-martial-arts communities. Because of their superior design and craftsmanship, along with their high standard of materials used in production, the reputation of "TWINS" products is known to people throughout the world. TWINS spent over a year developing its offices and factory; using the finest imported machinery. Their exceptional operations continue to show their expertise in production, marketing and design. The production methods utilized are both contemporary and efficient and held to the highest levels of quality control. TWINS is currently the leading exporter of Thai boxing gear to the world market. As a result of their efficiency and industrious perseverance, they have been recognized with an award by AIBA Technical University, Berlin. The University conducted an examination of amateur boxing gloves, head gear, and protective equipment at the request of F.A. TWINS and found their quality to be outstanding.

 CNP:

We aim to produce the highest quality, most effective formulas that will aid elite athletes and general gym users alike to achieve their physical goals when combined with regular exercise and healthy diets.
CNP Professional is a brand chosen by top athletes in boxing, rugby, football, bodybuilding and powerlifting. A former national bodybuilding champion, Kerry Kayes is the backbone of British bodybuilding. He has been involved in the nutrition industry for many years & his dietary expertise has established him as 'the man in the know' to professional bodybuilders worldwide. His personal investment in the sport is limitless: sponsoring national championships & local shows alike. However, his investment is not only financial, demonstrated by the many hours he spends preparing & advising bodybuilders he makes no distinction - this is his life, this is his love.

 ADIDAS:

Adidas a well known premium sporting brand named after its founder, whose aim was to provide every athlete with the best possible equipment. Adidas has become a worldwide sporting brand. The last few years especially has seen us make substantial investments in the adidas ranges of Boxing and Martial Arts.