The End of 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, it feels appropriate to look back without exaggeration or summary statements that try to do too much. This year was not defined by one moment. It was built through steady decisions, partnerships, and work that accumulated over time.

One of the clearest milestones was the approval of our professional horsehair gloves by the UK BBBOC. That process required patience and precision. It meant meeting standards that are external, formal, and uncompromising. The approval did not change who we are, but it confirmed that the work meets a level expected in professional boxing environments. That matters quietly, and it matters long term.

Our partnership with BYON also took shape this year. It grew through alignment rather than promotion. The relationship has been practical and grounded, focused on shared values around combat sports, presentation, and structure. It allowed both sides to operate with clarity rather than force momentum.
Throughout the year, we also collaborated and partnered with Ongen Saknosiwi, Badi Sambas, and Bilal Hassan. Each partnership came from different backgrounds and disciplines, but all were built on mutual respect for the craft.They were working relationships that reflected how athletes actually train, compete, and represent themselves.

The SOMA Fight Club Mentawai Gloves collaboration was another step in that direction. It connected product design with place and culture, without trying to overstate either. The gloves existed because there was a shared idea worth executing, not because a release was needed.
At the grassroots level, partnerships with Arena Selatan, a high school amateur boxing league, and UBL, a university boxing league, reinforced where the sport begins. These environments are structured, disciplined, and often overlooked. Supporting them was less about visibility and more about continuity. The future of boxing depends on systems like these functioning properly.

We were also involved in helping East X West, a cultural boxing event centered on East Indonesia. The event brought together identity, sport, and community in a way that felt deliberate rather than performative. Being part of that process mattered because it respected boxing as a cultural practice, not just a competition format.

Toward the end of the year, we opened the Hawkeye Combat Lab inside our store. This was a physical commitment. The gym exists as a working space where training happens, mistakes are corrected, and habits are built. It reflects how we think about fightwear and the environment it belongs in.
Looking back, 2025 was about laying down work that can support what comes next. None of this happened alone, and none of it would hold without the people involved.

Thank you to the athletes, partners, gyms, leagues, and communities who trusted us throughout the year.
In 2026, we will introduce new products and continue collaborating with athletes, events, and brands that contribute meaningfully to fight culture. The direction stays the same. The work continues.