Fight Night with Mickey Rourke

The 2016 event which took place last week, also saw the legendary Mickey Rourke attend as their guest of honor. Himself an ex-boxer, Rourke is passionate about all combat sports and was clearly in his element as he enjoyed the show alongside his fellow spectators and fight fans.

The 63-year-old actor delivered a mind-blowing performance in 2008 where he played a boxer in the film The Wrestler, gaining an Oscar nomination in the process. Although he is probably best remembered for his boyish good looks in the 1986 erotic film 9 1/2 weeks with Kim Basinger. Since then the eccentric actor has been better known for the plastic surgery on his face which appears to have gone slightly wrong.  

His fellow spectators included French comedians Vincent Lagaf and Bernard Montiel as well as the actor Said Taghmaoui who starred in the 1995 film La Haine. Ex-footballer David Ginola and his daughter Carla also enjoyed the show.

After the final battle of the night where Yohan Lindon, aka The Lumberjack, retained his world champion title after defeating Croatian Danijel Solaja, Rourke climbed into the ring to congratualte Lidon and to join the celebrations.

Full results are as follows:

Superfight Muaythai (-67kg) Dylan Salvador v Roman Babaev: winner Dylan Salvador by knockout in the 2nd round
Womens World Championships Muaythai (-57.2kg) Taina Duarte v Taiheran Chomanee: winner Taiheran Chomanee on points
Superfight K-1 (-96kg) Stephane Susperregui v Suleyman Magomedov: winner Stephane Susperregui on points
500KG Tournament Final (+110kg) Tomas Mozny v Thomas Vanneste: Winner Tomas Mozny on points
WKN World Championship (-76kg) Yohan Lindon v Danijel Solaja: winner Yohan Lindon on points

The 2017 Fight Night event has already been confirmed to take place in the historic citadelle of Saint Tropez on Friday 4th August 2017.