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US actor Mickey Rourke, wearing a T-shirt with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaks to journalists in Moscow on August 11, 2014
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US actor Mickey Rourke, wearing a T-shirt with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaks …
Moscow (AFP) - Mickey Rourke will revive his boxing career at the age of 62 and take to the ring with a US professional boxer in Moscow this month, Sovetsky Sport sports website reported Wednesday, citing the promoters.
The American actor was quoted as saying by promoters: "Boxing is a serious part of my life. It taught me respect and determination, patience and concentration. I always dreamed of fighting a match in Russia."
Rourke is set to fight 29-year-old Elliot Seymour on November 28. They will take to the ring ahead of a match between Russia's Ruslan Provodnikov and Jose Luis Castillo of Mexico, Sovetsky Sport reported.