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Former junior welterweight champion Adolf Pruitt, who won the title in 1974, trains boxers at Broadway Gym. The South Los Angeles gym, once a beacon for world-class fighters, nearly closed in 2003. A change of ownership has given the sweaty sanctuary new life.

Broadway Gym

( Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times )

Former junior welterweight champion Adolf Pruitt, who won the title in 1974, trains boxers at Broadway Gym. The South Los Angeles gym, once a beacon for world-class fighters, nearly closed in 2003. A change of ownership has given the sweaty sanctuary new life.

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