: one of a pair of leather mittens heavily padded on the back and worn in boxing
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His younger brother, who was 8 at the time, told police that Mills and Walker punished the boys by hitting them with a copper rod, punching them with boxing gloves, tying them by their wrists and ankles to a ladder with duct table, and dropping a 10-pound weight on their stomachs.—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026 Players told The Post that the Broncos’ defensive backs often use boxing gloves during training camp or during general individual drills throughout the season to protect their fingers when practicing swiping at the ball.—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025 Kimmel remembered riding his bike down the street on a particular day, wearing boxing gloves and his mother’s sunglasses, when Escobedo spotted him.—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025 The mantis shrimp has a pair of odd limbs called dactyl clubs that look a bit like boxing gloves.—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for boxing glove