Mickey Rourke’s opponent insists he didn’t throw fight


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Mickey Rourke’s opponent for his controversial boxing match this past weekend, Elliot Seymour, is insisting that the fight wasn’t fixed, but rather he had no time to train leading up to the bout.

According to TMZ, Seymour says he only had one month to train, and was paid to fight, but never to throw the match.

“The fight wasn’t thrown. I only had one month to train.”

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You can see highlights from the controversial bout HERE, and determine for yourself whether the bout looked fixed or not.