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Delicious Orie

Boxing

Date of Birth

31 May 1997

Age

26

Place of Birth

Moscow

Commonwealth Appearances
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Super-heavyweight Delicious Orie sealed a debut Commonwealth gold in front of a home crowd in Birmingham.

The 25-year-old grew up in nearby Wolverhampton after arriving in the UK aged seven from Russia.

Orie only took up boxing aged 18 before embarking on a whirlwind journey that ended with him sending the NEC Arena crowd into raptures with a comeback victory over Sagar Ahlawat.

Orie arrived in Birmingham with big expectations, with his European bronze earlier that year earning comparisons to Anthony Joshua - and the Moscow-born fighter will now hope glory in Birmingham will be a springboard to emulate his compatriot's career.

Boxing
Team England brought 14 boxers to Birmingham, with the group consisting of 8 men and 6 women.

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