Mickey Rourke defeated Elliot Seymour by second round knockout in an exhibition fight at the Luzhniki in Moscow on Friday Night on the undercard of the light welterweight fight between Ruslan Provodnikov and Jose Luis Castillo.

After the fight, Rourke spoke of what boxing means to him. “I’ve got some things going on in my life so that sort of saved me from myself,” said Rourke, according to the Associated Press.” And for a man like me, it’s better to live in fear than go on in shame.”

The “action” begins at about 7:30.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IScF_C_rJDg