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1995-04-11 "Martin's West"; Woodlawn, MD; USA
Tuesday, April 11th, 1995
Martins West; Woodlawn, MD
Mickey Rourke 9-0-2 (4) California
vs. (6 rounds)
Ivory “Tip Top” Teague 4-14 (0) Washington DC
- Ivory Teague had fought mostly as a middle weight in his 18 bout career, weighing between 150-165 pounds. The contracted weight for this matchup was 175 pounds.
- Teague had lost his last 11 fights, 8 of them by KO or TKO. However, all but one of those losses had been against fighters with winning records. Those names included: Michael Ward 14-2, Leslie Johnson 14-2, Dana Rosenblatt 5-0, William Joppy 5-0, Alfonso Daniels 5-0, 1992 USA Olympian Raul Marquez, and top contender Gerald McClellan 20-2.
- Some in the boxing industry saw this as easily Rourke’s toughest opponent to date and a fight that he could easily lose.
- Located just west of Baltimore, in Woodlawn, Maryland, “Martin’s West” was a small fight venue. The evenings main event featuring an undefeated Russian heavy weight, Alex Moskiev.
- The crowd was heavily supportive of Ivory Teague, who resided from relatively nearby Washington, DC.
- Rourke’s manager shared prior to the fight that a proposed bout was in the works for next month in Rourke’s birthplace of Schenectady, NY.
- Mickey Rourke showed absolute disdain for the boxing ability his opponent, Ivory Teague. After taking a right hand early in round 1, Rourke dropped his hands and mocked Teague. Daring his much smaller opponent to hit him again.
- Teague was then nailed with a huge uppercut. The following hook then knocked him to the canvas, where Teague stayed for the 10 count from referee, Ray Klingmeyer. The time of the knockout was 1:43 of round 1.
Mickey Rourke KO1 Ivory Teague
COMPLETE PROFESSIONAL RECORD OF MICKEY "El Marielieto" ROURKE
DATE RESULT OPPONENT LOCATION
1995-04-11 KO1 Ivory Teague 4-14 (0) Martin’s West; Woodlawn, MD; USA
9-0-2 (4)
1994-11-12 Wu6 Francisco Harris 1-8-1 (0) The Point; Dublin, Ireland
8-0-2 (4)
1994-10-22 Wu6 Frank Wuestenberghs 1-3 (0) Hansehalle; Luebeck, Germany
7-0-2 (4)
1994-10-01 Wu6 Anthony Bradley 5-7 (0) Nanaimo Civic Center; Nanaimo, BC; Canada
6-0-2 (4)
1994-09-08 Dm4 Sean Gibbons 11-3-2 (7) Davie Arena; Davie, FL; USA
6-0-1 (4)
1993-11-20 TKO3 Thomas McCoy Debut Sporthalle; Hamburg, Germany
5-0-1 (3)
1993-07-24 TKO3 Bubba Stotts 1-4 (1) Joplin, MO; USA
4-0-1 (2)
1993-03-30 KO1 Tom Bentley 0-3 (0) Kemper Arena; Kansas City, MO; USA
3-0-1 (1)
1992-12-12 W4 Terry Jesmer 17-27-2 (13) Oviedo; Prinipado de Asturias; Spain
2-0-1 (1)
1992-06-23 KO1 Darrell Miller 11-37-4 (3) Kokugikan; Tokyo, Japan
1-0-1 (0)
1992-04-25 Dm4 Francisco Harris 0-2 (0) Miami Beach, FL; USA
1-0 (0)
1991-05-23 Wu4 Steve Powell 0-4 (0) Memorial Auditorium; Fort Lauderdale, FL; USA
DEBUT
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