For the boxers the most significant boxing equipment is the boxing gloves these days but in the initial stages the boxers were forbidden on the usage of boxing gloves. The Greece and Rome the fighters did not possess the habit of wearing of gloves and thus the fights ended up in death of many competitive boxers. However as time passed by, the game became more civilized and thus the need for the boxing glove became more imminent so that there could be fewer injuries. The entire hand of the boxer’s is covered when they use the conventional boxing gloves and the arms are covered upto five inches.

These gloves are either made up from leather and even solid piece that cover the four fingers of the user; there is a second part that covers the thumb of the boxers. There are special gloves that are available in U.S that do not have any cover for the thumb protection material. In such gloves the hands fit inside one pouch so that they could prevent any chances of the eye injuries. In addition to the leather covering the gloves also contain a padding material that could absorb the shock, provide complete protection to the knuckles; they also ensure the protection of the faces of the boxers. The gloves almost weigh six- twelve oz.

UNITED KINGDOM – They are the cricket stars of future, fighting their way to the top. Now the pupils from Morley Victoria Primary School in Leeds are one step closer to playing in front of a match day crowd in Headingley. The under-nines at the Victoria Road School have won the first “cluster festival” of the Drax Cup 2008. They could now secure a place in the competition’s final that will be played before the Yorkshire County cricket match on June 26th. The first round of mini-tournament was held at the Morley Cricket Club on Scatcherd Laneand which involved 50 boys and girls playing in mixed teams.

Newlands Primary was runner-up. Morley Victoria the head teacher, Richard Elstub said: “They thoroughly enjoyed it. For many of them, it was the first time they had played on a real cricket field, although they had lots of practice in the school field. It was also the first time that many of these children had played a game against other schools. They’ve got a real thirst for it now; they can’t wait until the next round.” The good part about this competition is that everybody gets a chance to bat, everybody bowls and everybody fields.” Morley Victoria will now play in a district final of the Drax Cup; and if they win that, they will go through to the area final, bringing them a step closer to the Grand Final next month.

The first Drax Cup was held last year and attracted 86 teams, with four teams from North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and East Yorkshire battling it out at Headingley. The competition is organized by The Yorkshire County Cricket Club, in conjunction with The Yorkshire Schools’ Cricket Association and The Yorkshire Cricket Board. Dorothy Thompson, chief executive of Drax, said: “It’s great to see the growing popularity of the Drax Cup.”