The Silver Gloves is an annual competition for amateur boxing in the United States. The contest is sponsored by Ringside, Inc. The National Silver Gloves Association was started in Illinois in 1967 by Frank Hess and Frank Granados.
The Silver Gloves are open to all non-professional pugilists age 8 to 15 years old. The Silver Gloves is not the Golden Gloves amateur tournament, which is for amateur pugilists age 16 and over.