Aspiring boxers train at a gymnasium under the Alcantara Machado viaduct as cars drive past in the Mooca neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. The Boxing Academy of Garrido, founded by Brazilian former pro-boxer Nilson Garrido, uses primitive training equipment that he developed himself during his years as a coach, in a project which aims to take the sport to the poor and marginalised populationPhotograph: Nacho Doce/ReutersChibata uses a truck shock absorber to strengthen his upper bodyPhotograph: Nacho Doce/ReutersJoilson Santos, left, (nicknamed Talent) and Valdir Aparecido (nicknamed Gorilla), use a rope during a training session Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters
Valdir Aparecido throws a ball at the torso of Joilson Santos, while trainingPhotograph: Nacho Doce/ReutersChibata, left, and Valdir Aparecido punch a discarded refrigerator during a training sessionPhotograph: Nacho Doce/ReutersChibata uses a rock for abdominal exercises during training Photograph: Nacho Doce/ReutersJoilson Santos picks up discarded truck parts converted into weights Photograph: Nacho Doce/ReutersRyan Martins skipping during a training session Photograph: Nacho Doce/ReutersLaercio, left, trains with his coach Mauricio Cruz Photograph: Nacho Doce/ReutersLaercio's shadow is projected on a wall as he uses a discarded truck axle for weight trainingPhotograph: Nacho Doce/ReutersFormer pro-boxer Nilson Garrido slugs a discarded truck tyre with a baseball bat inside his boxing gymnasium Photograph: Nacho Doce/ReutersFormer pro-boxer Nilson Garrido, right, has a meal with aspiring boxers Valdir Aparecido, left, and Joilson SantosPhotograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters
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