MICKEY ROURKE IS no stranger to boxing having posted a 27-3 record as an amateur before turning to acting.

In 1991 he returned to the ring and, in three years and eight fights, he went undefeated before being told he needed reconstructive surgery on his face.

However, the now 62-year old made a victorious comeback to boxing today when he beat 29-year old Elliot Seymour in the first round in their Moscow bout and yesterday showed off a physique men decades younger would be proud of.

It’s impressive stuff:

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