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Moscow, Russia | 31 May 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 British amateur boxer who won gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 European Games.
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]
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Moscow, Russia | 31 May 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Super-heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]