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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Delicious Orie announces surprise boxing retirement after just ONE pro fight
Olympian Delicious Orie won his professional debut last month but the 27-year-old heavyweight is now stepping away from the ring to pursue a corporate career Delicious Orie has announced his surprise retirement after just a single professional bout with the heavyweight saying his love for boxing has disappeared. Olympian Orie, 27, defeated Bosnian Milos Veletic on points in his pro bow last April but has struggled to find the motivation to continue. And the 2022 Commonwealth Games champ now plans to pursue a corporate career after confirming he will not step back into the ring. Orie has a first-class honours degree in Economics and Management from Aston University. "I have decided to hang up my gloves and retire from boxing to follow up on my degree and enter the corporate world," he said on Instagram. "Over time, I've come to recognise that the same fire and love I once had for boxing has gradually faded. "As I've grown, I've come to value clarity and honesty with myself above all. I hoped that turning professional would reignite the passion, but the truth has become clear: it hasn't. "Every fighter knows you need a deep love for the craft to reach the top - and without it, there's no path forward. Out of respect for the sport and for myself, it's time to step away with honesty." Orie, who was born in Moscow before moving to England aged seven, was the favourite to win gold in last summer's Paris Games but he suffered a shock first-round defeat to Armenian Davit Chaloyan. "I don't think I will ever emotionally recover from it," Orie said last month. But he was still hot property when entering the professional ranks and signed a deal with promoters Queensberry. Orie, who earned comparisons with Anthony Joshua when rising up through the ranks, also turned down an offer to join WWE so he could focus on the sport after the Olympics. "I thought it was a scam, one of those spam DMs [direct messages]," Orie told BBC Sport of the offer to join the entertainment group. "I checked the account and it was legit, millions of followers and verified. It was real, it was very serious. They wanted me to go out to Florida and try out."
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
'No path forward' - Orie announces shock retirement
Heavyweight Delicious Orie has retired from boxing after a short stint in the professional ranks. Orie, 27, made his pro debut in April, beating Bosnian Milos Veletic on points, but has now decided to walk away from the sport. The Russian-born Briton won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the Paris Olympics. "I have decided to hang up my gloves and retire from boxing to follow up on my degree and enter the corporate world," Orie said on Instagram. "Over time, I've come to recognise that the same fire and love I once had for boxing has gradually faded. "As I've grown, I've come to value clarity and honesty with myself above all. "I hoped that turning professional would reignite the passion, but the truth has become clear: it hasn't." Alongside boxing, Orie also has a first-class honours degree in Economics and Management from Aston University. Orie had 39 amateur fights and turned down an offer from the WWE to continue boxing. He added: "Every fighter knows you need a deep love for the craft to reach the top - and without it, there's no path forward. "Out of respect for the sport and for myself, it's time to step away with honesty." He was a hot favourite for the heavyweight gold in Paris, but suffered a shock early exit from the Games. The Briton, once dubbed the next Anthony Joshua, was tipped to fight for world honours in the coming years. He signed with promotional outfit Queensberry earlier this year having been pursued by all the major promotional companies in the UK. Boxing schedule and results 2025 Watch every Born to Brawl episode Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
'No path forward' - Orie announces shock retirement
Heavyweight Delicious Orie has retired from boxing after a short stint in the professional 27, made his pro debut in April, beating Bosnian Milos Veletic on points, but has now decided to walk away from the Russian-born Briton won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the Paris Olympics."I have decided to hang up my gloves and retire from boxing to follow up on my degree and enter the corporate world," Orie said on Instagram."Over time, I've come to recognise that the same fire and love I once had for boxing has gradually faded."As I've grown, I've come to value clarity and honesty with myself above all."I hoped that turning professional would reignite the passion, but the truth has become clear: it hasn't."Alongside boxing, Orie also has a first-class honours degree in Economics and Management from Aston had 39 amateur fights and turned down an offer from the WWE to continue added: "Every fighter knows you need a deep love for the craft to reach the top - and without it, there's no path forward."Out of respect for the sport and for myself, it's time to step away with honesty."He was a hot favourite for the heavyweight gold in Paris, but suffered a shock early exit from the Briton, once dubbed the next Anthony Joshua, was tipped to fight for world honours in the coming signed with promotional outfit Queensberry earlier this year having been pursued by all the major promotional companies in the UK.
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Josh Taylor shows off brutal face injuries after crushing Ekow Essuman loss and explains why he stormed out of the ring
JOSH TAYLOR apologised to his fans and vowed to fight again after storming out of the ring following a nightmare homecoming. Taylor moved up to welterweight after signing with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions in a bid to revive his career. 2 Ekow Essuman defeated Josh Taylor on points Credit: SNS But in his first fight back in a year, the Scottish great was handed a humbling points loss against Ekow Essuman in Glasgow. The ex-undisputed world champion refused to stick around to congratulate Essuman and thank the 13,000 who came out in support. But Taylor, fuming with the scorecards, posted: "I would just like to apologise to all the fans last night for leaving the ring before having an interview and before taking the time to thank you all for showing up and showing out, as you always have done over the past 10 years. "I headed to the changing rooms because I did not want to say something in the heat of the moment or that I'd later regret on live tv. READ MORE IN BOXING TAYL OF WOE Ex-undisputed champ Taylor hits new low with Essuman loss on welterweight debut "Your support means the world to me and you've created wonderful memories for me that will stay with me until the day I die. "You've all helped to create some incredible moments in my life and despite the result, last night was another special night that was right up there, so thank each and every one of you. "Thank you to Queensberry for bringing a big show back to Scotland and to Ekow once again on the victory." Taylor became undisputed super-lightweight kingpin in just 18 fights and found himself in the top ten pound-for-pound discussion. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS But cracks in his career started to appear after a controversial split-decision win over Jack Catterall in 2022. He was then beaten by American Teofimo Lopez, 27, in 2023 before losing his rematch to Catterall, 31, last May. Hamzah Sheeraz opens up on sparring Justin Bieber in LA gym Defeat to Essuman, 36, now his third on the spin leaves Taylor's career in tatters but the southpaw insisted he will fight on. Sporting a battered face and swollen eye, the 34-year-old told iFL TV: "I'll be back to the gym in a couple of weeks. "That's the mistake I've made in the last couple of years. Got into that routine. I've had one fight a year since 2020, it's just not enough activity. "Congratulations to Ekow and his team. He fought a good fight, it was a great fight and I'd love to do it again to get it back. "But he's obviously well entitled to go and do other things. He's been waiting for his chance so he's going to want to look onto bigger fights. "But I'd love to get it on again and have another good fight because it was a good fight."
The Sun
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Josh Taylor shows off brutal face injuries after crushing Ekow Essuman loss and explains why he stormed out of the ring
JOSH TAYLOR apologised to his fans and vowed to fight again after storming out of the ring following a nightmare homecoming. Taylor moved up to welterweight after signing with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions in a bid to revive his career. 2 But in his first fight back in a year, the Scottish great was handed a humbling points loss against Ekow Essuman in Glasgow. The ex-undisputed world champion refused to stick around to congratulate Essuman and thank the 13,000 who came out in support. But Taylor, fuming with the scorecards, posted: "I would just like to apologise to all the fans last night for leaving the ring before having an interview and before taking the time to thank you all for showing up and showing out, as you always have done over the past 10 years. "I headed to the changing rooms because I did not want to say something in the heat of the moment or that I'd later regret on live tv. "Your support means the world to me and you've created wonderful memories for me that will stay with me until the day I die. "You've all helped to create some incredible moments in my life and despite the result, last night was another special night that was right up there, so thank each and every one of you. "Thank you to Queensberry for bringing a big show back to Scotland and to Ekow once again on the victory." Taylor became undisputed super-lightweight kingpin in just 18 fights and found himself in the top ten pound-for-pound discussion. But cracks in his career started to appear after a controversial split-decision win over Jack Catterall in 2022. He was then beaten by American Teofimo Lopez, 27, in 2023 before losing his rematch to Catterall, 31, last May. Defeat to Essuman, 36, now his third on the spin leaves Taylor's career in tatters but the southpaw insisted he will fight on. Sporting a battered face and swollen eye, the 34-year-old told iFL TV: "I'll be back to the gym in a couple of weeks. "That's the mistake I've made in the last couple of years. Got into that routine. I've had one fight a year since 2020, it's just not enough activity. "Congratulations to Ekow and his team. He fought a good fight, it was a great fight and I'd love to do it again to get it back. "But he's obviously well entitled to go and do other things. He's been waiting for his chance so he's going to want to look onto bigger fights. "But I'd love to get it on again and have another good fight because it was a good fight." 2
