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Early this month, the Guinness Book of Records officially recognised 54-year-old British boxer Steve Ward as the oldest active boxer in the world.
Ward, who beat 32-year-old Manchester fighter Pete McJob over four rounds on June 4, to keep the Midlands cruiserweight belt setting a new record, was born on August 12 1956.
Previously the title had been held by Australian Dexter Dunworth who quit the ring in 2008 at the age of 53.
Knocking at the door of this elite group of boxers is Zimbabwe's granddaddy of boxing Arigoma Mayero Chiponda.
At 53, with his clean shaven face and neatly cropped hair, the man that veteran sports commentator Charles "CNN" Mabika nicknamed "The Master Blaster" after seeing him destroy Kid Power on August 25 1990, is still going strong.
Chiponda, who like Ward, also had a long amateur career before turning professional, still feels as energetic as he was 35 years ago when he first trotted into the vicious world of boxing as an amateur in Mabvuku, in spite of his failure to win back his heavyweight title from Thamsanqa Dube.
"I do not feel anything with regards to age my brother. I still feel the same way I felt many years ago when I started boxing. I am still good at the road run as well as in the gym," said Chiponda who turned professional in 1990.
"Boxing is my life and...