Boxa is an Australian
boxing,
mixed martial arts and clothing brand that was founded in
Sydney
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,
Australia
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in 2001. World boxing champion and former professional
rugby league footballer
Anthony Mundine started the brand as a
boxing glove
Boxing gloves are cushioned gloves that fighters wear on their hands during boxing matches and practices. Unlike "fist-load weapons" (such as the ancient cestus) which were designed as a lethal weapon, modern boxing gloves are non-lethal, desig ...
s and
helmets company, but it eventually branched out into
clothing as well and a ''Boxa Bar''
cafe in
Hurstville.
The Boxa Bar was destroyed by fire in November 2013. At the time the fire was being investigated by police and being treated as suspicious.
Sponsorships
In addition to Mundine advertising his own company's sportswear, several celebrity athlete friends of Mundine also endorse Boxa products.
Athletes
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Blake Ferguson
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Sonny Bill Williams
Sonny Bill Williams (born 3 August 1985) is a New Zealand heavyweight boxer, and a former professional rugby league and rugby union player and as of recently is working for Stan Sports. He is only the List of dual-code rugby internationals#New ...
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Quade Cooper
Quade Santini Cooper (born 5 April 1988) is a professional rugby union player and occasional boxer. Although born in New Zealand, he has represented Australia in rugby at international level. He currently plays for Hanazono Liners in Japan, ...
National teams
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Alexandria RoversBoxa teams up with Alex Rovers
by Perry Johnstone on ''The South Sydney Herald'', 4 May 2013
See also
* List of fitness wear brands
This is a list of fitness wear clothing brands with articles on Wikipedia.
* Alanic
* Allbirds
* Akaso
* 2XU
* 361 Degrees
* 4F (company)
* Acerbis
* A.F.C.A
* Adidas
* Admiral
* Air Jordan
* Airness
* Alanic
* AND1
* ANTA
* ...
* List of sporting goods manufacturers
This article lists notable manufacturers of sporting goods.
Brands
References
{{Companies by industry
Sporting goods manufacturers
Sporting Goods*
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References
External links
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{{Sports equipment brands
Sportswear brands
2001 establishments in Australia
Clothing companies established in 2001
Sporting goods manufacturers of Australia
Clothing brands of Australia
Companies based in Sydney