Delicious Orie
- Russian[2]
- British
Men's amateur boxing | ||
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Representing Great Britain | ||
European Games | ||
2023 Kraków-Małopolska | Super heavyweight | |
Representing England | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
2022 Birmingham | Super-heavyweight | |
European Championships | ||
2022 Yerevan | Super-heavyweight | |
English National Championships | ||
2019 Nottingham | Super-heavyweight |
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.
Biography
Orie 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[2][3] 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 for One'.
Orie won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships.[4]
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.[5] On 7 June 2024, Orie was officially announced among the Great Britain squad for the Olympics in Paris.[6]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
External links
- Delicious Orie at BoxRec (registration required)
- Delicious Orie at Team England
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- 1986 – 2018: over 91 kg
- 2022 – present: over 92 kg
- 1986: Lennox Lewis (CAN)
- 1990: Michael Kenny (NZL)
- 1994: Duncan Dokiwari (NGR)
- 1998: Audley Harrison (ENG)
- 2002: David Dolan (ENG)
- 2006: David Price (ENG)
- 2010: Paramjeet Samota (IND)
- 2014: Joe Joyce (ENG)
- 2018: Frazer Clarke (ENG)
- 2022: Delicious Orie (ENG)