Moments before WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford’s spectacular knockout against David Avanesyan, the fight was briefly stopped while officials examined damage to both of Crawford’s Everlast gloves. The bout was allowed to continue without a glove change and the kill shot connected shortly after. Everlast has blamed the incident on “a batch of defective leather,” and absolved Team Crawford of any foul play or tampering.
Everlast Statement: We take safety and performance seriously. As the leader in professional boxing equipment, it is ever more important that we ensure the necessary steps are in place to review our product development process and the integrity of our gloves. This process includes close scrutiny of all materials used and construction methods employed in the production of our professional competition gloves. Our top priority is to ensure that every fighter who uses our products has a safe and secure experience.
During the development cycle of the custom fight gloves used in Crawford vs. Avanesyan a batch of defective leather was used in production resulting in a malfunction during the competition. In such cases, Everlast follows proper protocol by providing backup competition pairs to be replaced pending a decision by the sanctioning body overseeing the fight. A stoppage was called to review the equipment malfunction and the commission deemed the equipment was still suitable for competition. No foul play was at hand, nor was there any tampering of the product on behalf of Terence Crawford and his camp.
In addition to the steps we are taking now, Everlast has long had rigorous quality control procedures in place for all of our equipment, including gloves. We use only premium grade materials and tested construction methods which meet or exceed all standards set by regulatory bodies. As part of this process, each batch of gloves undergoes extensive inspections prior to being shipped out. This ensures that only quality products reach boxers and other athletes who depend on us for their safety and performance.
Further, Everlast understands that athletes should not be held responsible for defective gear. That’s why we offer an unconditional guarantee on all products sold directly through our online store or via an authorized dealer. This guarantees that any defective items can be returned or replaced in a timely manner so there are no disruptions to an athlete’s training regimen.
At Everlast, we take great pride in producing top-notch boxing equipment and apparel with safety as our highest priority. We remain committed to providing athletes with the best possible gear available so they can perform at their peak capabilities without worry or risk of injury due to faulty equipment.
Very bad look for Everlast. Those gloves looked very well worn. Are they cutting cost that resulted in “a batch of defective leather,” for this PPV championship fight?
This whole Crawford event has been a $hit fest. Then we have a commission that had no idea what to do when presented with a fighter with very well busted gloves.
Then a KO happens, and now a grievance is justified for team Avanesyan. Likely a lawsuit is brewing. Im sure there is a lot more to come of this event.
We haven’t heard the last of this monumental mistake. I have fought and trained with Everlast gloves in most of my boxing career.
Good quality.
Also, before Spense lovers start the accusations of a dirty fighter….never mind ♂️
Everlast has turned into NEVERLAST about a decade ago
Those everlast jokes became a joke back in late 90s, early 2000s, then made a comeback. That is around the time Grant gloves started to show up. Guys can get the brain clots from whatever gloves the opponent wears (Reyes, grant, everlast, winnings, etc.) But gloves falling apart during a fight? I thin Holyfield vs Cooper, Tyson vs Thomas (though Angelo probably cut the gloves again) those may have been Everlasts. Everlast now has like 4 different versions. Crawford wears MX. Funny how Avanesyan’s Rival gloves held up. If Crawford didn’t get that KO in that round, they would have had to have taken his gloves off and changed them out before round 7. Loma usually wears Venom. And the British usually wear Fly brand or Lonsdale. I bet even Canelo’s boxing Life gloves will get a better reputation than Everlast after this Fiasco.
I remember when Horn rematches Zerafa and didn’t like the feel of his Everlasts (maybe they were the Maidana style that Floyd made him wear twice), and then Horn went and wore the same Rival gloves as Zerafa.
It must have been the stitching in those gloves. Like if the 3 or 4 pairs presented to Crawford, only the pair he picked as first choice were the pair with defective Stitching/ leather?
This was the same story in the first Maidana vs Floyd fight, and Maidana had the same type of gloves Crawford used, custom made MX. Floyd and his dad looked at the gloves and thought Team Maidana tampered with them. Like, broke them in already. Garcia claimed they were sealed in the bag and they never had them for gym work. Floyd and his dad tried them on and just felt there wasn’t enough padding, and tried to get Maidana to wear Grant gloves, Floyd’s spare Grant gloves. Garcia wanted plan B to be Reyes. But Floyd paid off Maidana to wear some Everlast that weren’t MX, and Maidana could barely get his hands in those, had to grease up his hand wraps to get them on. Maidana should have just worn the Grants if he couldn’t get the Reyes. Floyd would have paid Maidana to wear his Grant gloves but not Reyes.
Boxers have the chance to break in gloves in the dressing room. Maybe Crawford broke in his gloves extra good in the dressing room and weakened them, but those gloves were weak to begin with.
Everlast his having problems with their gloves since they hired Panama Lewis as his production manager, he is not longer with them, but a big batch of gloves made under his supervision still in their stock
There’s no way. Are you serious? That would be a disgrace to even higher him after the fiascos he was involved in.
Don’t use those.gloves, give him the one I checked.
Much ado about nothing, really. Crawford would’ve knocked out Avanseyan with that shot or another soon after regardless of the gloves he wore. Crawford’s gloves probably didn’t hold up like Avanseyan’s because Crawford was doing the punching and landing the telling blows, not Avanseyan. I hope a pointless rematch like Terry Norris-Luis Santana doesn’t come out of this debacle.
Basically they gave Crawford “brass knuckles”. Yet they admit to the defect and the slap on the wrist is all that happens
Inflation.
Everlast seems to be going back to the late 80s-early 90s quality of equipment. I used to run through gloves quicker than Kung Fu slippers(if anyone remembers). Years later, when Teddy Atlas was heavily involved with the company, the quality of Everlast equipment significantly improved.
At the absolute highest level of competition, these gloves shouldn’t the very least, be triple checked before and after delivery.
Bad batch or not, this seems more likenthe results of a company cutting corners for profit.
Wait a minute… did someone say that Everlast used to employ Panama Lewis?
That has to be sarcastic.right? That can’t be real.
Crawford has no reason to cheat. He’s the best, which is why Spence is avoiding him. Spence more interested in playing celebrity, building hype than fighting the best or fighting. Spence has only fought twice in two years, three times in three years.
Some of you in the comments are dramatic. Crawford would have stopped this dude anyway. It’s not like this was Crawford vs Spence. Next!