Delicious Orie

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Delicious Orie
Born (1997-05-31) 31 May 1997 (age 26)
Moscow, Russia
Nationality
  • Russian [1]
  • British
Statistics
Weight(s) Super-heavyweight
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm) [2]
Stance Orthodox
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Super heavyweight
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Super-heavyweight
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Yerevan Super-heavyweight
English National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Nottingham Super-heavyweight

Delicious Orie (born 31 May 1997) is a British [3] [1] amateur boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships [4] and a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, representing England.

Orie was born in Moscow to a Nigerian father and a Russian mother, facing racial prejudice due to the colour of his skin. [3] He moved to England at age seven and settled in Wolverhampton a few years later. [3] He attended Colton Hills Community School in the Penn area of Wolverhampton where his initial sporting focus was basketball, transitioning to boxing later on at college and university.

Orie's father revealed in a BBC interview that Orie's name was inspired by vocalist Delious Kennedy from the American R&B and pop group 'All for One'.

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References

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  2. Bradley, Jack (21 June 2019). "Meet the next Anthony Joshua - Delicious Orie". British Boxing News. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Hope, Nick (25 January 2021). "Delicious Orie, the boxer raised in Russia, built in Britain". BBC Sport . Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. McKenna, Ben (31 May 2022). "Harris Akbar crowned European Champion as GB Boxing return from a triumphant week in Armenia with eight medals". The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 7 June 2022.