text: Diego Maradona put his ‘hand of God’ to different use as he kept in shape by boxing training. Maradona is widely considered one of the greatest players to have played the game and guided Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986. Diego Maradona works on his fitness by taking part in some boxing training . Maradona started with some shots to the head before turning his attention to the body . Maradona looks into the camera after finishing his short work out . But his life on and off the pitch has not been without controversy – from scoring against England in the 1986 World Cup with his hand to being sent home from the 1994 World Cup in the after testing positive for ephedrine. But now the 54-year old – who has not worked since leaving United Arab Emirates club Al-Wasl in 2012 – was busy keeping fit by hitting a boxing dummy. Maradona holds the World Cup aloft after guiding Argentina to glory in 1986 . Maradona punches the ball past Peter Shilton during the 1986 World Cup quarter final . Maradona starts off with shots to the dummy’s head before he moves to the body. Despite just being a blue dummy it still had a height advantage over the former forward who stands at just 5ft 5in tall. Since retiring from football Maradona has undergone gastric bypass surgery but now keeps his weight in check with boxing training.
target: Diego Maradona was filmed hitting a dummy during boxing training .
  Former Argentina star hit dummy in head and on the body .