'No path forward' - Orie announces shock retirement

Heavyweight Delicious Orie has retired from boxing aft a short stint successful nan master ranks.

Orie, 27, made his pro debut successful April, beating Bosnian Milos Veletic connected points, but has now decided to locomotion distant from nan sport.

The Russian-born Briton won golden astatine nan 2022 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain astatine nan Paris Olympics.

"I person decided to bent up my gloves and discontinue from boxing to travel up connected my grade and participate nan firm world," Orie said connected Instagram.

"Over time, I've travel to recognise that nan aforesaid occurrence and emotion I erstwhile had for boxing has gradually faded.

"As I've grown, I've travel to worth clarity and honesty pinch myself supra all.

"I hoped that turning master would reignite nan passion, but nan truth has go clear: it hasn't."

Alongside boxing, Orie besides has a first-class honours grade successful Economics and Management from Aston University.

Orie had 39 amateur fights and turned down an connection from nan WWE to proceed boxing.

He added: "Every combatant knows you request a heavy emotion for nan trade to scope nan apical - and without it, there's nary way forward.

"Out of respect for nan athletics and for myself, it's clip to measurement distant pinch honesty."

He was a basking favourite for nan heavyweight golden successful Paris, but suffered a shock early exit from nan Games.

The Briton, erstwhile dubbed nan adjacent Anthony Joshua, was tipped to conflict for world honours successful nan coming years.

He signed pinch promotional outfit Queensberry earlier this twelvemonth having been pursued by each nan awesome promotional companies successful nan UK.