Delicious Orie

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 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.

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. On 7 June 2024, Orie was officially announced among the Great Britain squad for the Olympics in Paris.