Mickey rourke biography boxing tonight
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Mickey Rourke wins in exhibition
MOSCOW -- Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke returned to the boxing ring Friday at the age of 62, defeating a fighter less than half his age in an exhibition bout.
Rourke sent 29-year-old Pasadena, California, native Elliot Seymour to the canvas twice in the second round before the referee stopped the fight.
The bout at a Moscow concert hall was Rourke's first fight in 20 years. He took a break from acting in the early 1990s, finishing a three-year pro boxing career with six wins and two draws.
He hinted that the return to the ring has helped him cope with unspecified personal issues.
"I've got some things going on in my life so that [boxing has] sort of saved me from myself," Rourke told Russian TV. "And for a man like me, it's better to live in fear than go on in shame."
He has said he plans to hold another four fights in Russia.
Rourke prepared in a dressing room in front of a shrine featuring candles, images of saints, and photographs of his dogs. He said he had been in mourning for his recently deceased Chihuahua.
He took to the ring in a Stetson hat, a red-and-gold robe and shiny gold gloves, repeatedly crossing himself.
Rourke, who had said he lost 35 pounds to prepare to the fight, was much thinner than in
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Mickey Rourke returning to boxing at age 62
Actor turned boxer turned actor Mickey Rourke is going to turn boxer again for a one-off fight in Russia, according to reports, and is being trained by Freddie Roach for the November 28 bout.
Rourke, who had a pro record of 6-0-2 (4 KO) in four-round fights from 1991-94, is now 62 years old. His acting career was revived in 2008, when he starred in Darren Aronofsky's acclaimed film The Wrestler, but has tailed off again somewhat since then.
Rourke will be fighting 29-year-old Elliot Seymour, a Pasadena, California, native who has a career record of 1-9 (1 KO). He made his pro debut in 2008.
Rourke is supposedly in good shape, because it would be pretty dumb to say he's in bad shape, or focus on the fact that he's 62 years old, or that he hasn't fought professionally in 20 years, and that he was never a serious pro fighter.
This is a fascinating story, obviously. Maybe that's not the word. What's the word? I don't know.