Mickey Rourke Boxing: Wrestler Star Defeats 29-Year-Old Mickey Rourke Out-Boxes 29-Year-Old in Return to Ring US actor Mickey Rourke kisses his glove after beating his opponent Elliot Seymour of the United States, during their professional boxing match at the Luzhniki Stadium, in Moscow on Nov. 28, 2014. Denis Tyrin - AP The actor says the sport 'sort of saved me from myself' Actor Mickey Rourke, 62, defeated a 29-year-old opponent in an exhibition boxing match in Moscow Friday. The Wrestler star hadn't participated in a boxing match in more than 20 years, the BBC reports, when injuries resulted in corrective surgeries to his face that significantly altered his appearance. While Rourke didn't explain his decision to return to the ring, he has said that boxing "sort of saved me from myself." I'm very happy to be back to the boxing ring. Thank God for letting me do this," he said before the fight. Rourke's opponent, Elliot Seymour, is a former California Golden Gloves champion.