To conclude, hopefully there’s enough information here for you to make your own mind up. I’m not really aiming this article at the professional boxer - of course the pros are going to wrap their hands. This is more for the home gym boxer, or those with an interest in taking up boxing to keep fit. If you’re taking the sport seriously in any way, you should be wrapping your hands.

Stretch the wrap around your wrist, keeping it flat as you wind. Make a few passes around your wrist, maintaining a smooth surface. Depending on the length of your wrap and the size of your hands, you’ll likely want two or three passes around each wrist.

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It’s also great practice to wear your wraps when you’re training on your own, for example when shadowboxing, as it helps you get a feel for what your hands do when you throw a punch and therefore what works most comfortably for you. A boxer is constantly looking to deliver more potent blows with greater precision. So inner boxing gloves are made to give your wrists exceptional support. The impact of the punches on your hands and wrists cannot be overstated. So, once your wrist is steady, you can strike with all of your might. Putting on hand wraps can definitely seem overly complicated at first and there is such a plethora of different ways that people choose to put their hand wraps on. It can feel like an insurmountable task to know how you should do it.

The vast majority of cloth and mexican style wraps are bought with the velcro fastening attached and are easy to use and durable. Velcro fastenings are considered as the most practical option and you can find a wide range of glove wrist and hand wraps where it’s built into the design. If however, you buy your own cloth without a completed fastening, it can damage and tear the material. Have you got any advice to share with the Boxfit UK community? Leave as a comment below and let us know what’s worked for you and what you’d recommend.We recommend viewing this video guide for beginners, available on YouTube, to better visualise how to wrap your hands. It’s produced by the team at Everlast. Anyone who wants to throw hands needs to protect them from injury. Wrapping hands has developed over the ages to something between a science and an art, but however you do it, kid or adult, boy or girl, you need good, high quality hand wraps, tape and gauze to do a proper job. Favoured by professional boxers, it’s a popular choice to wrap your hands with gauze and then secure with a range of different tapes, such as gaffa tape. It can take a while to master the technique, so it’s recommended to have someone assist you early on. It’s known as being the lightest and most protective way to wrap your hands, so is ultimately worth the effort. Inner gloves enable the fighter to continue training continually and irregularly. As a result, you can train for a more extended time without the inflammation affecting how well you perform.