Corner Wearables: An Introduction To The Sport’s ‘Champion’ Boxing-Performance Tracker
Since its administration in 2015, the primary objective of Corner Wearables was to revolutionize boxing training as we know it, making way for a refreshingly data-driven and engaging approach to the sport. As you can imagine, this was no mean feat. Over the course of seven years, the company has worked tirelessly with professional fighters, personal trainers, and industry experts and created the most advanced boxing performance tracker on the market.
To the untrained eye: the technology looks simple enough. Corner's boxing trackers present themselves in a small, sleek black casing. Expertly designed in-house, the small-yet-mighty devices are lightweight and durable to keep up with workouts of the highest intensity.
Beyond what the eye can see is where Corner delivers its heavyweight performance. Once equipped on the fighter's wrist, the technology is able to track their punch speed, power, work rate, and top combinations. This is all presented in the Corner app in real-time. They're also compatible with most HRM devices, giving workouts an extra dimension.
Outside of sessions, users can set personal goals and view friends' workouts via the app. With a community 20,000+ users strong, you'll never be short of inspiration to reach those targets.
The readily available data and the way it's presented make for a fantastic multi-functional training tool. You can use Corner in a simple way: to measure how many punches you're throwing, how hard, and how fast. Session by session, you can see your training output and strength grow via the data.
Taking it further: for the more serious boxer, you can go into great depth. For instance, in sparring: fighters can track their performance round by round, with help from their built-in round timer. Jumping from data from one round to another, a fighter can analyse their data, spot trends, and understand their own style better. In the ring, mercuriality is king: Corner will show you if you're throwing too many of the same punch, thus becoming predictable to your opponent. The technology is there to help fighters become more balanced, both from a fitness and technical standpoint.
"In this day and age, the sporting world is dominated by statistics. Everyone wants to see visual representations of their progress, regardless of being a beginner, intermediate or full professional. Long gone are the days of training in the gym and not being 100% sure if you are improving. Our technology gives people that instant gratification, or, on the other end of the spectrum: a reminder that you aren't working as hard as you could." says Jerry Krylov, CEO, and co-founder of Corner. "We wanted to make something that pushed people, that motivated them to be better versions of themselves in a setting that felt fun and fresh. We've carefully built the technology to make it accessible to anyone."
"There's levels to it: you can use Corner to track your cardio as a novice, or you can use it to analyze your performance at the top level. You can even use our app, for free, purely for round-timing, so in that way: it's transferable to most combat sports."
People are able to purchase Corner trackers, alongside their catalogue of other premium gear, via the company website [Corner | The World's Most Advanced Boxing & MMA Technology (trainwithcorner.com)] for a competitive price of $279. This comes with a dual-USB charger and a set of custom wristbands. The battery life lasts around 6 hours, after just 45 minutes on charge.
Corner trackers have been implemented in some huge institutions, too. Over the course of their time in the industry, they've been tried and tested by the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Virgil Hunter, and several boxing national teams. In 2019, they joined forces with AIBA to record all of the stats for fights at their Championship Games: in doing this, they became the first punch tracker to be used in official live boxing matches [Corner: Live Fight Data | Boxing Technology - YouTube.]
Since day one, the company has strived to surround themselves with like-minded champions. Current IBO Cruiserweight Champion, Jack Massey [BoxRec: Jack Massey] (20-1, 11 KOs) has been utilising Corner’s trackers in his training schedule for many years on his run-up to the Cruiserweight title.”I’ve always liked the trackers for how easy everything is to digest. If I’m working hard in a session or in sparring, I don’t want to have to waste time dissecting information. Corner presents everything in a simple and easy way. Boxing is all about getting an edge over your opponent, and I do genuinely feel like these trackers have given me the edge in a few of my camps.” explains Jack.
As the company has moved from strength to strength, they’ve pioneered more space: both digitally and physically. With their Headquarters currently situated in the heart of Manchester, they’ve built a truly unique gym-office hybrid workspace. Their headquarters alone made waves in the city, being the first ever boxing-technology gym in Manchester. The space has become a revered gym in the local area, hosting boutique training camps, sparring sessions, and industry-leading personal training. Corner HQ remains the only boxing gym in the city centre with a fully functional boxing ring. Whilst being a popular public gym, the space also acts as the nucleus for everything the company does: from product testing to events, to recording on-demand workouts for their platform.
The Corner experience is allowed to thrive through the promise of flexibility to their dedicated community of fighters. The trackers, partnered with their On-Demand platform, make it so users can achieve a substantial workout: whenever, wherever. Taking inspiration from top athletes, PTs and amateur fighters, Corner’s premium model has been fine-tuned to adhere to a range of different fitnesses, skill levels, and schedules. With some workouts being as short as 15 minutes, you can always find time to train.
Despite the fact that they stand today as an established leader in the market, they subscribe to the belief that in the world of boxing technology, there is no such thing as a finished product. “We’re constantly looking to improve, all of our conversations in the workplace centre around delivering a more advanced and engaging product with every update, be it hardware or software,” says Jerry. The company has committed to its promise of excellence, taking constant user surveys and delivering quarterly updates off the back of these recommendations. Whether you’re at home, in the gym, or in the ring: you can use Corner to level up your workout schedule.
Corner Wearables
Corner wearables is leading punch-tracking technology, designed to enhance combat sports athletes' performance with real-time analysis. Whether you are training for boxing or MMA (mixed martial arts), Corner wearables track your progress with intelligent analysis and session insight. Learn how to punch harder and punch faster with our market-leading technology and app.
Join fighters from around the world and take part in on-demand sessions through the Corner App, available on iOS [Corner on the App Store (apple.com)] and Android [Corner - Apps on Google Play].
With Corner, you can take boxing training anywhere, anytime.
