Fairtex

Key facts:

• BGV1: genuine leather, three-layer foam, 8oz to 16oz, fairtex.com, 10 Oct 2026.
• UK catalogue price £114.99. SP5 shins £89.99. No shorts price in the extract.
• Chart: boxing gloves sized by body weight - 12oz for 60-75 kg, 14oz for 75-86 kg, 16oz for 86-120 kg, knuckle measurement as a second check (fairtex.com, read 28 Oct 2026).
• Pattaya training month ฿16,500 is a camp fee, not a glove.

Specs, then the shop

Item	Figure	Source date
BGV1, UK catalogue price	£114.99	8 Oct 2026
BGV1, maker page, one listed colour and size	139 US dollars	10 Oct 2026
SP5 shin guards, UK catalogue price	£89.99	8 Oct 2026
Pattaya unlimited training month	฿16,500, room not on that list	10 Oct 2026

The size chart is the brand's, not UK law. It notes lighter ounces for competition and heavier ones for bag work and sparring. Do not spar in them unless the coach and the ruleset both say so. We did not open a hologram guide, so we do not describe a sticker test. Buy from fairtex.com or an authorised retailer.

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Read the chart before the checkout

Fairtex's own chart, read 28 Oct 2026, sizes its boxing gloves by body weight: 12oz for 60-75 kg, 14oz for 75-86 kg, and 16oz for 86-120 kg, with a knuckle measurement as a second check. Heavier ounces are noted for bag work and sparring, lighter for competition. Atlas copy from 8 Oct 2026 says most UK gyms ask for 16oz to spar. The gym can override the chart. Competition ounces are the wrong Tuesday glove unless the coach and the ruleset both allow them.

In the same catalogue, SP5 shin guards are £89.99 and Twins BGVL3 gloves are £149.99. The gap between the BGV1 catalogue price of £114.99 and the BGVL3 catalogue price of £149.99 is £35.00. That is arithmetic on two list prices, not a wear test and not a claim that the dearer glove lasts longer. A Muay Thailand retail article, seen 10 Oct 2026, calls Fairtex compact and Twins roomier. Those are the retailer's words.

The 16oz collection audit on 8 Oct 2026 found fight gloves sold only in 8oz or 10oz on a page titled for sparring. BGV1 can stay on a 16oz list because the maker page includes 16oz. We did not open a hologram guide, so this page has no sticker test.

Sources

• fairtex.com BGV1, read 10 Oct 2026. Leather, three-layer foam, tight fit, short wrist, 8 to 16oz. USD 139 for a listed colour and size.
• Fairtex glove size chart. https://fairtex.com read 28 Oct 2026. Boxing gloves sized by body weight: 12oz for 60-75 kg, 14oz for 75-86 kg, 16oz for 86-120 kg, with a knuckle measurement as a second check. Heavier ounces noted for bag work and sparring, lighter for competition.
• Catalogue price 8 Oct 2026. BGV1 £114.99. SP5 shin guards £89.99.
• Fairtex Training Center Pattaya prices, read 10 Oct 2026. Unlimited month ฿16,500. That is training, not a glove.

FAQs

How much is a Fairtex BGV1 in the UK?

The catalogue price on 8 Oct 2026 is £114.99. The maker's global page, read 10 Oct 2026, showed 139 US dollars for a listed colour and size. Those are different price lists. Retailers often sell under the catalogue price. SP5 shin guards are £89.99 in the same UK extract. There is no shorts price in that extract. Read the checkout you are actually using.

What did Fairtex say the glove is?

On fairtex.com, read 10 Oct 2026, the BGV1 is premium genuine leather with three-layer foam, a contoured tight fit and short wrist support, for Muay Thai and boxing, in 8oz to 16oz. The Europe page says handmade in Thailand. That is the maker's description. We have not lab-tested the foam. A retailer who calls the fit compact is describing their experience, not a result we measured.

What ounce does Fairtex recommend?

Their chart (fairtex.com, read 28 Oct 2026) sizes its boxing gloves by body weight: 12oz for 60-75 kg, 14oz for 75-86 kg, 16oz for 86-120 kg, with a knuckle measurement as a second check. Heavier ounces are noted for bag work and sparring, lighter for competition. Most UK gyms ask for 16oz to spar, in our copy from 8 Oct 2026. The gym can override the chart.

Is the Pattaya gym the same company?

Fairtex Training Center in Pattaya publishes training fees on its own site. Unlimited Muay Thai for a month was ฿16,500 on 10 Oct 2026, and that list did not include a room. A glove price in pounds is not a camp fee in baht. The brand page and the camp page stay separate so the two bills are not added by accident.