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At a glance: to start boxing, three purchases are enough — gloves, hand wraps and a mouthguard from your first sparring session, then headgear. Muay Thai and kickboxing add shin guards, MMA adds open-finger MMA gloves. To train at home: a punching bag and its mount, plus a skipping rope. This page brings together the 23 equipment categories in our catalogue, from gloves to competition rings, with a buying guide for each.
Choosing boxing equipment comes down to three questions: which discipline you practise, where you train — gym or home — and whether you spar. The table below gives the basics for each case; the sections that follow cover each family of gear.
What boxing equipment do you need by discipline
| Discipline | To hit | To protect | To improve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | Boxing gloves, heavy bag | Hand wraps, mouthguard, headgear for sparring | Skipping rope, speed bag, focus mitts |
| Muay Thai, kickboxing | Boxing gloves, long bag for kicks | Hand wraps, mouthguard, shin guards, groin guard | Focus mitts, skipping rope |
| MMA | MMA gloves, heavy bag | Double mouthguard, groin guard, shin guards | Mats for groundwork, focus mitts |
| Kids | Light gloves | Hand wraps, mouthguard, full face or cage headgear | Reflex ball, skipping rope |
| Home training | Heavy bag on a wall bracket, stand or ceiling mount | Hand wraps, gloves | Skipping rope, music boxing machine |
For your first purchase, our beginner boxing equipment list covers everything, and our comparison boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing or MMA helps you pick a discipline.
Hitting: boxing gloves, MMA gloves and punching bags
Boxing gloves are the first purchase: gyms rarely lend them. The weight depends on your body weight and on use — bag work or sparring — as explained in our guide what size boxing gloves should you choose. MMA gloves, with open fingers and a free palm, let you strike, grip and submit.
The punching bag is the heart of solo training: cylindrical for combinations, teardrop for hooks and uppercuts, free standing when you cannot fix anything to the ceiling. Our guide how to choose a punching bag covers weight, height and filling.
Protection: headgear, mouthguard, hand wraps, groin guard and shin guards
Hand wraps support the wrist and knuckles under the glove and go on before every session — see our hand wrapping tutorial. A mouthguard is required as soon as you spar.
Boxing headgear protects against cuts and knocks in sparring: open face, full face, face bar or cage, our guide how to choose boxing headgear compares all four. Shin guards cover the shin and instep in Muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA, and are chosen by height. Groin guards and protective gear complete a fighter's kit.
Speed, reflexes and conditioning
The speed bag builds rhythm and shoulder endurance. The reflex ball, attached to a headband, trains hand-eye coordination and reduces the reflex to blink. The double end bag, stretched between floor and ceiling, rebounds unpredictably and trains head movement.
With a partner, focus mitts are used to drill combinations called by the coach, and training sticks add defensive work. For conditioning, the skipping rope remains the boxer's basic tool, and the music boxing machine turns home training into a session set to a beat.
Setting up your gear at home
A bag can be mounted three ways: from the ceiling with a hanging kit, on the wall with a punching bag wall bracket — load-bearing wall required —, or with no drilling on a punching bag stand. Our guides how to hang a punching bag and home boxing gym give the heights, floor space and flooring types.
Equipping a boxing club or gym
For clubs, the catalogue covers the boxing ring, the MMA cage, gym mats and wall padding, and heavy bag rail systems that line up and move 4 to 12 bags. Cutman equipment — stainless enswell and Vaseline wristband — equips the corner between rounds. Our guides to the boxing ring and the MMA cage cover dimensions and installation. The gyms that trust us are listed on our partner clubs and gyms page.
More from Esprit Boxe
- Esprit Boxe collection — gear and clothing under our own brand, black and gold.
- Boxing clothing — t-shirts, hoodies, shorts, robes, caps and beanies.
- Boxing shoes — high-top, mid-top and low-top.
- Boxing accessories — belts and trophies, jewellery, keyrings and phone cases.
- Boxing decor — canvas prints, lighting, blankets, rugs and wall stickers.
Frequently asked questions
What equipment do you need to start boxing?
Boxing gloves and hand wraps for your first sessions, then a mouthguard from your first sparring session and headgear once sparring becomes regular. To train at home as well, add a skipping rope and a punching bag with its mount.
What equipment do you need for boxing at home?
A punching bag and its mount — ceiling, wall bracket on a load-bearing wall or free standing stand —, gloves, hand wraps and a skipping rope. A speed bag, a reflex ball or a music boxing machine add speed and rhythm work.
What gear do you need for Muay Thai?
The boxing basics — gloves, hand wraps, mouthguard — plus shin guards covering the shin and instep, and a groin guard. For solo work, a long bag lets you train kicks and knees.
What boxing equipment does a child need?
Light gloves suited to their weight, hand wraps, a mouthguard and headgear sized from their measured head circumference. In France, headgear is mandatory for every junior category in amateur competition; a full face or cage model also protects the face during first sparring sessions.
Does Esprit Boxe equip clubs and gyms?
Yes: boxing rings, MMA cages, mats and wall padding, rail systems for 4 to 12 bags, cutman equipment, and custom boxing headgear with the club's logo, from a single piece to a batch of 20. Several partner clubs in France and Switzerland are equipped by Esprit Boxe.