So you want a home boxing set up. Whether it’s because you want to do supplemental training outside of the gym or just want to keep your training at home, you’re going to need equipment. Surprisingly it’s fairly simple and affordable to set yourself up to train at home.

So let’s talk about what boxing equipment you need, what you’ll want, and how much it’s going to cost you.

The Right Boxing Equipment for Home

I’m assuming you’ve made some space in your home for a boxing workout. Whether it’s your backyard or garage, the first thing you’ll need is a decent amount of space. Depending on how much stuff you want, will determine the size. However, if we’re talking bare minimum, you shouldn’t need more than a few square feet. But you’ll definitely want to have more “room for activities.”

Have a Budget in Mind

Depending on what your budget is will determine what you have. So our goal will be to keep the costs reasonable. If budget is not an issue you can buy everything you see in this post. Keep in mind, many greats have become greats with very little. So let’s break this down into two sections:

What you’ll NEED What you’ll WANT

First up, let’s talk about the bare essentials to do boxing at home.

What You’ll Need: The Bare Minimum

Technically the bare minimum would be just you and a floor where you can shadow box. Putting up pillows and newspapers on the wall to punch and using rope you found on the street to skip with, but we aren’t going to go that gritty and instead keep things sensible. Here are the essentials, starting with:

Hand Wraps $10 – $20

This is the first and most important purchase that you will make because it will help protect your biggest asset when training boxing; your hands. You can’t afford to hurt your hands because this will mean less time training, and that is as counterproductive as can be. Technically you can just shadow box, but if you’re looking to work on all aspects of your boxing game, then you will need to hit stuff, and if you’re hitting stuff, then you need to protect your hands from wear, tear, and injuries.

You can get a good pair of hand wraps for a fairly cheap price. I would avoid the slip on hand protectors and go for the traditional style boxing hand wrap. I’m a huge fan of the Mexican style hand wraps. They have a little give to them and stretch nicely around your hand, allowing for a tighter fit and an easier, quicker wrapping session. However, the traditional cotton wraps are good as well if you prefer that type of material. Here are some options below:









Gloves $30 – $100

The ultimate symbol for boxing worldwide: the boxing glove. There is a reason the boxing glove symbolizes the sport, its the most used piece of boxing equipment in the gym. It is used for for hitting the bag, pad work, sparring, and the fight itself. Outside of protecting your hands from impact it is used to help your hands get used to the weight of carrying a glove and let you unload with full power without worrying about cracking bones.

Gloves range in price but there are a few gloves that you can get on the market for way under $100 that are good for home use. You will mostly be using this for the heavy bag so bag gloves or training gloves will do, unless you are planning on sparring with your partner.

The size you get will depend on the size you prefer. Personally I recommend 14 oz to 16 oz gloves. This way you can still work on speed and power without the weight slowing you down too much and yet, enough weight to give you resistance and protection on the bag. You want slightly heavier gloves than 8 oz or 12 oz gloves because you want to train your shoulders to be able to keep your hands up. If you’re over 180 pounds, then I recommend wearing 18 oz for training.

Here are some gloves I recommend for home boxing:









Heavy Bag $70 – $200

This is definitely important if you want to feel like you got a good workout in at home. While shadow boxing is great way to practice form, speed and movement, the heavy bag offers the resistance necessary to practice power and bouncing punches off your opponents head and body. If intense enough, you can burn up to 600 calories in a good heavy bag workout.

When it comes to heavy bags, the heavier the better but you also want to get something that can be installed in your home. Around 100 lbs is usually all you need. If you have somewhere to hang the bag then it is preferable to get the bag stand alone, this way you can dance around it during training. However, if you don’t have a place to secure it, then you will need to buy a heavy bag that comes with a stand. These limit you to 180 degrees of motion but its still beats not having one. Some of them also come with a speed bag station which is convenient.

Here are some good heavy bag options I recommend as well as a stand if you don’t have a place to secure it:









Jump Rope $10 – $20

This is on the list of bare minimum because it a great foot agility and conditioning workout that is very affordable. Jump roping helps your lungs ready and your calves in shape for the grueling amount of round you will spend “on your toes” while boxing. It also gives you good rhythm and puts some finesses in your footwork.

Even if you don’t know how to jump rope, get one. The only way to get better is by doing it.

Here are a few simple ropes I recommend:







I love boxing timers because you don’t have to look at them to know when it’s work or rest. If you’re going to be training at home then you definitely need one. Not timing your workouts is a good way to cut yourself short. Boxing timers are good because they push you beyond your limits. If you’re two minutes into the 3rd round and you’re exhausted, guess what? You can’t stop until the round is up, keep pushing. It also allows you to track your progress. If you did 3 rounds at 3 minutes for a while, it’s time to either increase the rounds or the minutes per round. Timers allow you to know where you’re at in your conditioning.

The problem with boxing timers is that they are unnecessarily expensive. If you got the money go ahead and buy one but what I use and recommend is downloading an app on your smartphone. I use boxing ITimer and love it. You can find many more in the app store, feel free to find one that you like and use it.

Here some recommended timer apps:

Boxing I Timer Boxing Timer Pro

Or you can simply search for “boxing timer” in your app store.

Floor Space – Free

The good news about this piece of equipment is it can be found anywhere on planet earth so you definitely have it in stock already. All jokes aside though, you will need some dedicated floor space for strength training workouts. Pushups, squats, and sit ups will all need to be done as part of your boxing workout at a minimum, so make sure you have space set aside.