Heavyweight Contender Monte Barrett to Wear Pink Everlast Professional Boxing Gloves to Support the Breast Cancer Research Found

  
    
  
  
    
      Everlast® Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: EVST), 
      manufacturer, marketer and licensor of sporting goods, apparel, 
      footwear, and other active lifestyle products under the Everlast brand 
      name, is proud to announce that on Saturday October 7, 2006 heavyweight 
      contender Monte Barrett will wear pink Everlast professional boxing 
      gloves in support of Everlast’s Breast Cancer 
      Awareness initiative with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). 
      Everlast will donate to the BCRF 5% from the sale of every pair of its 
      pink boxing gloves sold through sporting goods retailers such as Target, 
      Modell's and Dick's Sporting Goods, to name a few.
    
    
      This Saturday night, Queens, New York native Monte Barrett will lace up 
      his pink Everlast gloves and battle his larger-than-life opponent, WBA 
      Heavyweight Champion Nikolai Valuev from Russia, live from Allstate 
      Arena in Rosemont, Ill. on HBO at 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT.
    
    
      Chairman, CEO and President of Everlast Seth Horowitz explains, “We 
      are extremely proud to have Monte wear our pink Everlast gloves this 
      Saturday night in honor of such an important cause. We at Everlast are 
      proud to demonstrate our commitment in the fight against breast cancer 
      through the sport. Monte has a longstanding relationship with Everlast 
      and it means a lot to all the parties involved to have him support the 
      Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.”
    
    
      These gloves can be purchased online at http://store.everlastboxing.com/hp-training-gloves-pink.html.
    
    
      About the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
    
    
      The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) was founded in 1993 by 
      Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit 501(c) (3) 
      organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and genetic 
      research. The Foundation supports scientists at leading medical centers 
      worldwide whose research is focused on achieving prevention and a cure 
      for breast cancer in our lifetime. A minimum of 85 cents of each dollar 
      donated to the Foundation goes directly to breast cancer research and 
      awareness programs. In October 2005, $22 million was awarded to 110 
      researchers across the U.S. and in Canada, Europe, Latin America and 
      Israel. Money magazine named BCRF one of America's eight top 
      charities. The Foundation has received the highest rating from Charity 
      Navigator, four stars, for five consecutive years, which means BCRF has 
      outperformed most other charities in America in efficiently managing its 
      finances. For more information, visit www.bcrfcure.org 
      or call 1.866.FIND.A.CURE.
    
    
      About Everlast Worldwide Inc.
    
    
      Everlast Worldwide Inc. manufactures markets and licenses sporting 
      goods, apparel, footwear and other active lifestyle products under the 
      Everlast brand name. Since 1910, Everlast has been the preeminent brand 
      in the world of boxing and is among the most dominant brands in the 
      overall sporting goods and apparel industries. Over the past 96 years, 
      Everlast products have become the “Choice of 
      Champions™”, having 
      been used for training and professional fights by many of the biggest 
      names in the sport. Everlast is the market leader in nearly all of its 
      product categories, responsible for leading eight of the top ten boxing 
      equipment products in sales. In addition to producing and marketing the 
      equipment and accessories, Everlast Worldwide Inc. licenses its brand to 
      providers of men’s and women’s 
      sportswear and active wear, children’s wear, 
      footwear, watches, cardiovascular exercise equipment, nutritional foods 
      and gym/duffel bags to name just a few categories. At the retail level, 
      Everlast’s licensed products generate more 
      than $700 million in revenues. The company’s 
      Web site can be found at http://www.everlast.com.
    
    
      Statements made in this Press Release that are estimates of past or 
      future performance are based on a number of factors, some of which are 
      outside of the Company's control. Statements made in this Press Release 
      that state the intentions, beliefs, expectations or predictions of 
      Everlast Worldwide, Inc. and its management for the future are 
      forward-looking statements. It is important to note that actual results 
      could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking 
      statements. Information concerning factors that could cause actual 
      results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements is 
      contained from time to time in filings of Everlast Worldwide with the 
      U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings may be 
      obtained by contacting Everlast Worldwide or the SEC.
    
  
Everlast(R) Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: EVST), manufacturer, marketer
and licensor of sporting goods, apparel, footwear, and other active
lifestyle products under the Everlast brand name, is proud to announce
that on Saturday October 7, 2006 heavyweight contender Monte Barrett
will wear pink Everlast professional boxing gloves in support of
Everlast's Breast Cancer Awareness initiative with the Breast Cancer
Research Foundation (BCRF). Everlast will donate to the BCRF 5% from
the sale of every pair of its pink boxing gloves sold through sporting
goods retailers such as Target, Modell's and Dick's Sporting Goods, to
name a few.

   This Saturday night, Queens, New York native Monte Barrett will
lace up his pink Everlast gloves and battle his larger-than-life
opponent, WBA Heavyweight Champion Nikolai Valuev from Russia, live
from Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. on HBO at 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM
PT.

   Chairman, CEO and President of Everlast Seth Horowitz explains,
"We are extremely proud to have Monte wear our pink Everlast gloves
this Saturday night in honor of such an important cause. We at
Everlast are proud to demonstrate our commitment in the fight against
breast cancer through the sport. Monte has a longstanding relationship
with Everlast and it means a lot to all the parties involved to have
him support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Breast Cancer
Awareness Month."

   These gloves can be purchased online at
http://store.everlastboxing.com/hp-training-gloves-pink.html.

   About the Breast Cancer Research Foundation

   The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) was founded in 1993
by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit 501(c) (3)
organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and genetic
research. The Foundation supports scientists at leading medical
centers worldwide whose research is focused on achieving prevention
and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime. A minimum of 85 cents of
each dollar donated to the Foundation goes directly to breast cancer
research and awareness programs. In October 2005, $22 million was
awarded to 110 researchers across the U.S. and in Canada, Europe,
Latin America and Israel. Money magazine named BCRF one of America's
eight top charities. The Foundation has received the highest rating
from Charity Navigator, four stars, for five consecutive years, which
means BCRF has outperformed most other charities in America in
efficiently managing its finances. For more information, visit
www.bcrfcure.org or call 1.866.FIND.A.CURE.

   About Everlast Worldwide Inc.

   Everlast Worldwide Inc. manufactures markets and licenses sporting
goods, apparel, footwear and other active lifestyle products under the
Everlast brand name. Since 1910, Everlast has been the preeminent
brand in the world of boxing and is among the most dominant brands in
the overall sporting goods and apparel industries. Over the past 96
years, Everlast products have become the "Choice of Champions(TM)",
having been used for training and professional fights by many of the
biggest names in the sport. Everlast is the market leader in nearly
all of its product categories, responsible for leading eight of the
top ten boxing equipment products in sales. In addition to producing
and marketing the equipment and accessories, Everlast Worldwide Inc.
licenses its brand to providers of men's and women's sportswear and
active wear, children's wear, footwear, watches, cardiovascular
exercise equipment, nutritional foods and gym/duffel bags to name just
a few categories. At the retail level, Everlast's licensed products
generate more than $700 million in revenues. The company's Web site
can be found at http://www.everlast.com.

   Statements made in this Press Release that are estimates of past
or future performance are based on a number of factors, some of which
are outside of the Company's control. Statements made in this Press
Release that state the intentions, beliefs, expectations or
predictions of Everlast Worldwide, Inc. and its management for the
future are forward-looking statements. It is important to note that
actual results could differ materially from those projected in such
forward-looking statements. Information concerning factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in filings
of Everlast Worldwide with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. Copies of these filings may be obtained by contacting
Everlast Worldwide or the SEC.