Boxing Round Timer
Three minute rounds, one minute rest, ten second warning. Free and nothing to download.
READY
3:00
Round 1 of 12
Film a round with this timer running and get it reviewed free.
Quick picks
- Amateur: 3 x 3:00, 1:00 restWork 3:00 · Rest 1:00 · Rounds 3
- Pro men: 12 x 3:00, 1:00 restWork 3:00 · Rest 1:00 · Rounds 12
- Women's pro: 10 x 2:00, 1:00 restWork 2:00 · Rest 1:00 · Rounds 10
- Sparring: 5 x 2:00, 1:00 restWork 2:00 · Rest 1:00 · Rounds 5
Why you train on the bell.
Boxing is a sport measured in rounds, so everything you do in the gym should be measured the same way. Three minutes of work, one minute of rest. Train on any other clock and you build a pace that does not match the thing you are training for, which is the most common reason a fighter looks sharp in the gym and flat in the second round.
The ten second warning is the part people skip and the part that matters most. Those last ten seconds are where rounds are scored and where your hands start dropping, and knowing they are coming changes what you do with them. The timer beeps once with ten seconds left, once at the bell, and once when rest ends, so you never have to look at the screen.
Use the quick picks to match what you are actually preparing for. Three rounds for amateur rules, twelve for a professional men's distance, ten two minute rounds for a women's professional distance, five two minute rounds for gym sparring. Every number stays editable, so if your coach runs four minute rounds to build a buffer, set four minutes.
When you film, film one full round rather than a highlight. mmaGPT reviews it and returns timestamped notes on what went wrong plus a drill to fix it. First 14 days free.
Use the boxing timer app for a focused practice round
Choose one task before pressing Start: jab return, a balanced exit or keeping your guard after a combination. Record a short clip with your whole body visible. Keep your phone on a stable support so filming does not interrupt the round.
During the rest, write down the habit you noticed. After the session, open the boxing app to review the clip. For home practice, the shadow boxing app explains what solo footage can show.
Use the timestamp to replay the action. Practise one correction, then film the same sequence again. Keep the timer settings and camera angle similar so you can compare the movement. Ask your coach to check the change before using it in sparring.
FAQ
Boxing round timer questions.
- How long is a boxing round?
- A professional men's boxing round is three minutes. Professional women's rounds are usually two minutes, and amateur rounds are three minutes over three rounds under most current rules. Gym rounds are almost always three minutes because that is what the fight is.
- How long is the rest between rounds?
- The rest between boxing rounds is one minute. That is the number to train with, because a longer rest in the gym quietly teaches you a recovery you will not get on fight night. The timer above defaults to three minutes of work and one minute of rest.
- How many rounds should I do on the bag?
- Six to nine three-minute rounds on the bag is a normal session for most boxers, and three to six is plenty when you are starting out. Quality decides the number: stop when your hands stop returning to your face, because everything after that is practising a bad habit.
Film round six, not round one.
The round worth uploading is the one where your guard starts to drop. Film it from the side with your whole body in frame and mmaGPT will mark the moments it happens and give you a drill for it.