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HONOUR

The Honour Boxing League — boxing, run like Formula One.

Project
HONOUR — The Honour Boxing League (own concept, 2021 → 2026)
Role
Concept & league format, brand identity, kit & uniforms, belts & trophies, broadcast graphics, AI imagery & film
Year
2026
Tools
Claude, FLORA, Nano Banana Pro, Seedance 2.0
The idea

In boxing the fighter takes the glory and the corner takes the bill. I first sketched HONOUR in 2021 as a different model: a league of sponsored teams, like Formula One constructors, where the coach, the second and the cutman are as visible as the boxer — and can win as much.

Every weekend is a Grand Prix: one division fights on Friday, one on Saturday, the main event on Sunday. Boxers alternate within their team so they fight every eight to nine weeks, but the league has a show every single weekend — and every result moves one table.

The format
10
sponsored teams
9
weight divisions
18
Grand Prix weekends
3
fight nights per weekend
Points per bout
KO / TKO win
25
Unanimous decision
18
Split decision
15
Draw
8
Loss on the cards
4
Fight of the Night
+3

A boxer's points count twice: for the Fighters' Championship of his division — nine belts — and for his team in the Teams' Championship, the Honour Cup. A brave loss on the cards still pays, so nobody fights for a safe decision.

The corner gets its own silverware at the season gala: Head Coach of the Year, Cutman of the Year, Second of the Year and the best strength & conditioning team.

The team

Six roles, one livery.

Boxer, head coach, trainer, second, cutman and team principal — each with a uniform you can read from the back row, all carrying the title sponsor. Shown here for a Red Bull team and a Mercedes-AMG team.

Six mannequins wearing the Red Bull Boxing team uniforms: boxer, head coach, trainer, second, cutman and team principal
Red Bull Boxing — boxer · head coach · trainer · second · cutman · team principal
Three mannequins in the Mercedes-AMG Boxing livery: boxer, head coach and cutman
Mercedes-AMG Boxing — the same system in another livery
The kit — from the 2021 sketch to the grid
The original 2021 HONOUR kit: black tank and trunks with red and white claw lines on a 3D mannequin
2021 — the original concept
Front and back of the Red Bull Boxing fight kit with the gold HONOUR waistband and the boxer's name on the back
2026 — the league template in Red Bull livery: crest on the chest, gold HONOUR waistband, name on the back
On fight night

Every corner counts.

The walk-out — the boxer never walks alone: the team walks with him
The 60-second pit stop — cutman, second and coach, with punch data on the apron
Broadcast — a standings tower, live telemetry from a chest sensor in the kit and the team behind every name, like an F1 timing screen
What they fight for
The Honour Belt — oxblood leather, crowned gold plate, one garnet for every Grand Prix the champion won
The Honour Cup and the gold-glove Grand Prix Trophy on navy plinths
The Honour Cup for the best team · the Grand Prix Trophy for each weekend
Close-up of the HONOUR championship belt on navy velvet
Nine belts a season, one per division
The Royal Box

Black tie at ringside.

The Paddock Club, rebuilt around a ring: a hospitality deck above the first row, champagne and a glass wall onto the corners. Before the main event, guests take the Corner Walk past the ten team rooms to watch the hand-wraps go on.

The Royal Box — Grand Prix de Monaco
The system

Midnight, gold and oxblood.

An 18-page brand book: the idea, the season and scoring, championships, crest and logo system, colour, type, the ten teams, kit, the corner, belts, broadcast and the Royal Box. The league owns three colours; the sponsors own the rest.

HONOUR brand book cover: gold crowned shield crest with laurels on midnight navy
HONOUR brand book page explaining the season: 18 Grand Prix weekends, three divisions per weekend
HONOUR brand book page showing ten team liveries applied to the league kit
HONOUR brand book page with the championship belt and trophies
Download brand book (PDF)
Process

A 2021 concept rebuilt in 2026: the league format, crest, kit system, belts and broadcast graphics were designed first, then used as references so every AI image and film keeps the same marks. The broadcast overlay is designed and animated by hand.

Speculative concept. Brand names such as Red Bull and Mercedes-AMG are used only to illustrate the sponsorship model; their trademarks belong to their owners and none of them is affiliated with or endorses this project. Boxer names are fictional.