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[Re-Air]MHD OTR South LA Highlight: TG Boxing Gym

Published on: 6th January, 2025

On this episode, Los Angeles City Council staffer Chavonne Taylor speaks with Rudy and Ana Garcia, owners of Team Garcia Boxing Gym in South Central Los Angeles. TG Boxing Gym has experienced trainers and coaches who can help you reach your goal to compete as an amateur or pro boxer. Team Garcia also gives back to their local community by being a safe space for the local youth through their non-profit which provides sparring and boxing classes for children as young as 7 years old. Rudy is a South Central native who has been boxing since 10 years old, competitively boxing since 14, and has been a coach for about 20 years. In addition to supporting Rudy in gym management, Ana, also a South Central Native, runs their non-boxing Women’s fitness classes.

Resources:

www.tgboxing.com

www.instagram.com/latgboxing

Phone: (323) 561-4677

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