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Mickey Rourke‘s latest role is a knockout.

The 62-year-old actor is preparing for a boxing match in Moscow on Friday, RT.com reports.

Rourke, who has trained as a boxer since the 1990s, is slated to take on 29-year-old American fighter, Elliott Seymour. Friday’s fight in the Russian capital will mark “The Wrestler” star’s ninth professional match.

“When you’re older you can’t be aggressive, you have to learn to use the defense, and fight with your head,” Rourke told the website.

The actor even dropped 35 lbs. in preparation for the bout.

Rourke’s been a frequent visitor to Russia in the past few months. He’s been photographed wearing t-shirts with Putin’s likeness and has even met the Russian president.

“I have a Russian girlfriend, that’s all I care about. Her father is a good person, her mother’s great, her babushka’s wonderful. To me it’s all about family. I don’t give a f—k about the politics. That’s not my department,” he told The Independent in August.