Delicious Orie
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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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Delicious Orie (born 31 May 1997) is a Britishamateur 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
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'.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Hope, Nick (25 January 2021). "Delicious Orie, the boxer raised in Russia, built in Britain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Delicious Orie at BoxRec (registration required)
- Delicious Orie at Team England
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