The boxer beaten by tough-guy actor Mickey Rourke in a publicized bout last week in Russia was actually a troubled homeless man who was paid to take a dive, sources tell The Post.

I always dreamed of fighting a match in Russia." Rourke originally fought in the ring from 1964 to '73, ending his original run as a boxer with a record of 27-3.

Mickey Rourke has revived his boxing career and he ended up beating a fighter half his age — by maybe fighting dirty. Actor Mickey Rourke had a pretty great career in Hollywood going in the ...

Actor Mickey Rourke returned to the boxing ring Friday at the age of 62, "defeating" a fighter less than half his age who reportedly could barely walk into the ring in an exhibition bout.

Actor and occasional boxer Mickey Rourke made his return to the ring on Friday at the age of 62. Rourke fought Elliot Seymour, a 29-year-old from California with a 1-9 professional record.

The bout at a Moscow concert hall was Rourke's first fight in 20 years. He took a break from acting in the early 1990s, finishing a three-year pro boxing career with six wins and two draws.

Mickey Rourke celebrates his victory against his opponent, Elliot Seymour of the United States, after their professional boxing match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014.

Mickey Rourke, 62, knocks out boxer half his age By Associated Press Published Nov. 28, 2014, 2:30 p.m. ET ...

Mickey Rourke has gone from The Wrestler back to boxing. The actor, 62, returned to the ring Friday, defeating a fighter less than half his age in a Moscow exhibition bout.

On November 28, Mickey Rourke will step into the ring at the age of 62 in what seems like a bad installment in the Rocky series. Rourke is no stranger to the ring, though, as he has had 30 amateur ...

Mickey Rourke began his career as an actor, then he became a boxer, then he got plastic surgery, made a bunch of Expendables movies, and now at 62, he's a boxer again. Rourke will fight 29-year ...

MOSCOW — Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke returned to the boxing ring Friday at the age of 62, defeating a fighter less than half his age in an exhibition bout. Rourke sent 29-year-old Pasadena ...