Former multi-time middleweight titleholder Felix Sturm is still fighting at the age of 46.

Sturm, who also held a world title at super middleweight, is now campaigning at light heavyweight. He'll face Benjamin Blindert at Ratiopharm Arena, Neu-Ulm, Germany, on Saturday.

"Benjamin Blindert is a man who says something to the boxing connoisseurs in Germany," Sturm (44-6-3, 19 knockouts) told The Ring through Jonny Orban of AGON Sports, who promote the event. "He will definitely give everything, try everything.

"In my experience, when it comes to fighting me, people naturally want to shine and want to show everything they've got to convince me and try to beat me. Of course, I also know that people expect me to win clearly. I train for that. I'm simply preparing myself for the best Benjamin Blindert there has ever been. And that's it for now. I only have the fight on February 15 in mind."

This will mark Sturm's first appearance in 14-months; however, this isn't something that concerns him, in fact he feels it may well help him.

"I always cope very, very well with these long breaks," he said. "I keep fit, of course. I don't do too much. But then, when I'm in training, I give 100 percent. And then I get into it very, very quickly.

"You can't unlearn boxing that quickly. I love this sport; I've always loved this sport and we're noticing it now. I'm getting better day-by-day. We're in the last week now, we've done a lot of sparring."

Having had a successful career, it is somewhat surprising to see Sturm, who has been a professional since 2001, still fighting professionally.

Sturm, who represented Germany at the 2000 Olympics, still feels the ambition to be successful at the highest level.

"I've never lacked motivation, and I have a goal in mind," he said. "I believe that when you have a goal in mind, everything in life is easier. And my goal right now is to win this [WBA Gold] title and then recommend myself for another world championship. Of course, it's a very, very big dream of mine to box for another world championship.

"Despite being 46 years old, I still feel very, very good. That's the most important thing. Everything is going very well, and I personally don't notice my 46 years. I personally don't worry about my age either. I think when you deal with something like that, that's what limits you and that's just not the case for me."