BBE Boxing Equipment

About

BBE (British Boxing Equipment) is a heritage boxing brand whose gear has been used by fighters including Lennox Lewis and Ricky Hatton. The current range focuses on club-level essentials — gloves, pads, mitts and wraps — built to survive a busy boxing gym rather than a display cabinet. McSport Ireland carries the BBE range across our boxing equipment department, from junior 8oz gloves through to matte black 14oz sparring gloves. Boxing gloves — Club leather and FX sparring/bag gloves in junior and senior weights Hook and jab pads — curved FS and matte black pads for coach-led padwork Bag mitts — leather and PVC options for punch bag and circuit work Hand wraps — Club handwraps for wrist and knuckle protection under gloves BBE boxing equipment in Ireland BBE sits in the sweet spot between budget starter kit and premium competition gear, which makes it a common choice for Irish boxing clubs, school programmes and gym circuit classes kitting out multiple stations at once. What weight BBE boxing gloves should I choose? 8oz junior gloves suit children and lighter bag work. 12oz is the general-purpose adult choice for bag and pad sessions. 14oz and above is standard for sparring, where extra padding protects both fighters. What is the difference between BBE bag mitts and boxing gloves? Bag mitts are lighter, more compact and designed purely for heavy bag and circuit work. Full boxing gloves have significantly more padding and wrist support, and are required for sparring. Do I need hand wraps with BBE gloves? Yes. Wraps stabilise the wrist and protect the small bones of the hand. They are considered essential for bag work and mandatory for sparring in most clubs.