Aqua Boxing Glove Shark Tank Update – Shark Tank Season 13
Tony Adeniran Pitches Aqua Boxing Glove, a Water-Filled Resistance Training Glove, on Shark Tank. He walked away with no deal.
Tony Adeniran hopes to knock out a deal for his Aqua Boxing Glove, a training device that uses water inside a boxing glove for weight resistance, in Shark Tank Season 13 Episode 24.
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About Aqua Boxing Glove
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Business Name | Aqua Boxing Glove |
| Founder | Tony Adeniran |
| Industry | Fitness & Boxing Equipment |
| Product | Water-filled boxing gloves for resistance training |
| Investment Asked | $100,000 for 10% equity |
| Deal Status | No Deal |
| Valuation | $1,000,000 |
Tony is a professional boxer with a 3-0 lifetime record (including one knockout). His last professional fight was November 16, 2019. He also owns a boxing/fitness gym called Black Stallion Boxing Plus in San Antonio, Texas. He wanted to create a portable, effective training tool, and the Aqua Boxing Glove was what he came up with.
The glove looks like a boxing glove, but it has a receptacle for adding water. Each glove weighs 1.5 pounds and, when filled with water, can weigh up to 7 pounds. Tony suggests not filling it all the way. When you punch with the glove, the water sloshes around and gives additional resistance. It’s similar to a heavy bag workout, without the heavy bag. The gloves aren’t designed for heavy impact, but they’re built to last: they’re made out of the same material boat buoys are made of.
He got things going with a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised $40,706 in September 2021. Prior to the Kickstarter, he invested in the R&D required to make the product. As of the original air date of this show, May 20, 2022, he has not produced any products for the Kickstarter backers. They are also currently available on his website on a pre-order basis only, largely due to supply chain issues.
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Aqua Boxing Glove Shark Tank Recap
Tony enters seeking $100,000 for 10% of his business. He starts hitting a heavy bag. He says he lost four years of his boxing career to hand injuries. Next, he demonstrates his new gloves. The Sharks examine their samples. Lori thinks it’s heavy. All the gloves are currently for average to larger hands. He wants the Sharks’ money to make a smaller size.
He sells them for $199. On Kickstarter, he sold them for $99, but he hasn’t delivered them yet. He’s been testing them in his boxing gym. They cost $50 to make, and he believes he can get the cost down by 35%. Kevin Hart says it’s more like a fitness product. Tony said he immigrated from Nigeria, and his parents didn’t like his boxing. When the pandemic hit, it hurt his gym business, leading him to invent the gloves.
Kevin O’Leary loves his hustle but doesn’t have momentum in the space; he’s out. Lori said it’s not the right investment; she’s out. Mark says it won’t be able to scale; he’s out. Barbara says it’s not her cup of tea; she’s out. Kevin Hart says he likes to hit something when he boxes; he says he’s not the right partner – he’s out.
Aqua Boxing Glove Shark Tank Update
The Shark Tank Blog constantly provides updates and follow-ups about entrepreneurs who have appeared on the Shark Tank TV show. In July 2022, the manufacturer began tooling for the gloves. In August 2022, Tony announced the opening of a second Black Stallion Boxing Plus facility in Houston, TX.
Tony hopes to have gloves ready to ship in the fall of 2022. He also says he has “white-label licensing deals” in place. Aqua Boxing Gloves is still taking pre-orders and hasn’t shipped out yet due to supply chain issues.
Though not disclosed publicly, as of 2024, Aqua Boxing Gloves’ estimated net worth is $1 million, and its annual revenue is around $500,000.
The Shark Tank Blog will follow up on Aqua Boxing Glove and Tony Adeniran as more details become available.
Where Can You Buy It?
You can pre‑order Aqua Boxing Glove directly from their official website. Check out their social media for more updates: Facebook and Instagram.
Quick Summary
- Tony Adeniran seeks $100,000 for 10% equity in Aqua Boxing Glove, a resistance training tool for boxers that uses water-filled gloves to mimic the weight and motion of a heavy bag workout.
- Despite demonstrating the product and his personal story, none of the Sharks invest, citing concerns about scalability, production delays, and market momentum.
- Following Shark Tank, Tony opened a second gym location and is working on shipping the Aqua Boxing Gloves, which were delayed due to supply chain issues.
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