Delicious Orie

Delicious Orie (born 31 May 1997) is a British[3][2] amateur boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships[4] and a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, representing England.

Delicious Orie
Statistics
Weight(s)Super-heavyweight
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1]
Nationality
  • Russian[2]
  • British
Born (1997-05-31) 31 May 1997
Moscow, Russia
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaSuper heavyweight
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamSuper-heavyweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 YerevanSuper-heavyweight
English National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 NottinghamSuper-heavyweight

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.

References
  1. Bradley, Jack (21 June 2019). "Meet the next Anthony Joshua - Delicious Orie". British Boxing News. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. Dennen, John (9 March 2022). "Delicious Orie: Britain's next super-heavyweight hope aims to become local hero at Commonwealths". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  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.


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