Can we be this fit at his age please?
Mickey Rourke has decided to get back into the boxing ring at the age of 62.
The Hollywood actor defeated 29-year-old U.S. professional Elliot Seymour in Moscow on Friday.
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According to Associated Press Rourke scored two knockdowns against his opponent of less than half his age before the referee declared Rourke the winner.
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The actor was reportedly coached by legendary boxer Mike Tyson and lost 2.5 stone in preparation for Friday's fight.
Rourke's dressing room for the fight featured candles, pictures of saints, and photographs of his dogs. He said that he was in mourning for his recently deceased Chihuahua.
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This is Rourke's first fight in over 20 years.
Rourke told Russian TV "I've got some things going on in my life so that (boxing has) sort of saved me from myself, and for a man like me, it's better to live in fear than go on in shame."
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