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 .
Diego Maradona was photographed wearing a dummy during boxing matches . Former boxing star hit dummy in head and on the body .