Delicious Orie (born 31 May 1997) is a British amateur boxer who won gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 European Games.
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| Born | 31 May 1997 Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Super-heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editOrie was born in Moscow to a Nigerian father and a Russian mother. Facing racial prejudice due to the colour of his skin, he moved to England at age seven and settled in Wolverhampton a few years later and attended Colton Hills Community School in his teenage years.[2][3] Orie later graduated with a degree in Economics and Management from Aston University in 2020.[4]
His 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-4-One.
Orie won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships.[5]
He won gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in England and the 2023 European Games in Poland. In doing the latter he qualified a quota place in the super-heavyweight category for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] On 7 June 2024, Orie was officially announced among the Great Britain squad for the Olympics in Paris.[7] He was drawn to fight 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medalist Davit Chaloyan from Armenia in the first round[8] and lost by 3:2 split decision.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Bradley, Jack (21 June 2019). "Meet the next Anthony Joshua - Delicious Orie". British Boxing News. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Hope, Nick (25 January 2021). "Delicious Orie, the boxer raised in Russia, built in Britain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Delicious Orie | Aston University". www.aston.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Delicious Orie wins super-heavyweight gold on final day of action at 2023 European Games in Poland". GB Boxing. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Team GB announce Olympic boxing squad". BBC Sport. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "GB boxers need 'performance of life' after tough draw". BBC Sport. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympics 2024: Team GB's Delicious Orie suffers shock defeat". ESPN. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "GB's Orie loses by split decision in men's 92kg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Delicious Orie from BoxRec (registration required)
- Delicious Orie at Team England
- Delicious Orie at Team GB
- Delicious Orie at Olympics.com
- Delicious Orie at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Delicious Orie at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics