The First Glove (Russian: Первая перчатка, romanized: Pervaya perchatka) is a 1946[1][2] Soviet sports comedy film directed by Andrey Frolov[3][4][5] about young boxer Nikita Krutikov.

As he speaks, Nikita arrives at the stadium and, after a chance conversation with Shishkin, ends up joining "Motor" instead of "Meteor."

Soon, Nikita meets a charming gymnast named Nina Grekova (Nadezhda Cherednichenko), who is part of the "Meteor" society.

Nina doesn't remember him, so Nikita shows his membership card, which reveals the mix-up, prompting him to rush back to "Meteor" and to Privalov.

The story leads toward the climactic showdown with Moscow champion Yuri Rogov, coached by Privalov's rival, Shishkin.