Delicious Orie (born 31 May 1997) is a British former

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who as an amateur won gold medals at the

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and the

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Early life

Orie was born in

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to a Nigerian father and a Russian mother. Facing

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due to the colour of his skin, he moved to England at age seven and settled in

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a few years later and attended

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in his teenage years. Orie later graduated with a degree in Economics and Management from Aston University in 2020. His father revealed in
BBC interview
that Orie's name was inspired by vocalist Delious Kennedy from the American R&B and pop group

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Amateur career

Orie won a bronze medal at the

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. He won gold medals at the

in England and the

in Poland. In doing the latter he qualified a quota place in the super-heavyweight category for the

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. On 7 June 2024, Orie was officially announced among the Great Britain squad for the Olympics in Paris. He was drawn to fight 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medalist Davit Chaloyan from Armenia in the first round and lost by 3:2 split decision.

Professional career

Orie turned professional in February 2025, signing with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions. He made his pro-debut at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on 5 April 2025, defeating Milos Veletic on points over four rounds.

Retirement

Orie announced his retirement from professional boxing on 27 May 2025, stating that the "fire and love I once had for boxing has gradually faded" and he intended to move into the "corporate world".

Professional boxing record

References

External links

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Delicious Orie
at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Orie, Delicious 1997 births Living people Alumni of Aston University British male boxers Boxers from Moscow Super-heavyweight boxers English people of Nigerian descent Sportspeople of Nigerian descent English people of Russian descent Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom Sportspeople from Wolverhampton Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England 21st-century English sportsmen Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games European Games gold medalists for Great Britain European Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2023 European Games Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Great Britain Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing