Delicious Orie
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| Weight(s) | Super-heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Delicious Orie is a British[3][2] amateur 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 Moscow to a Nigerian father and a Russian mother, facing 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]
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.
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