Everlast blames Terence Crawford’s faulty gloves

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December 13, 2022

Mike Coppinger ESPN

Everlast accepted responsibility for welterweight champion Terence Crawford’s glove malfunction in his sixth-round knockout win over David Avanesyan on Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska, saying the problem was not Crawford’s fault and of his camp but due to “a defective batch of leather”.

As the sixth round of Saturday’s fight approached, the referee suspended the contest so commission officials could inspect Crawford’s gloves after both opened to reveal padding.

The right thumb appeared to be exposed at the seams. It’s common for commission officials to approve and seal two pairs, but Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) was allowed to continue with the gloves. Moments later, he scored a spectacular knockout of Avanesyan with a left uppercut, right hook combination.

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Everlast explained the issue in a statement posted via Twitter on Tuesday.

“During the development cycle of the custom sparring gloves used in Crawford vs. Avanesyan, a faulty batch of leather was used in production, resulting in malfunction during competition,” Everlast wrote in its statement.

“In such cases, Everlast follows proper protocol by providing backup competition pairs to be replaced pending a decision from the sanctioning body overseeing the bout.

“A shutdown was called to review the equipment malfunction and the commission ruled that the equipment was still fit for competition. No foul play was at hand, nor was any tampering with the product on behalf of Terence Crawford and his camp.”

Crawford, 35, is ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer.

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