That’s the moniker this young man was given 25 years ago at birth and has lived with to become boxing’s new heavyweight hope, with a back-story as bizarre as his name.

Delicious Orie was born in Moscow to a Nigerian father and Russian mother. 

The family came to Britain when he was seven. 

He now has British citizenship and will be England’s super heavyweight representative in the Commonwealth Games beginning in Birmingham at the end of next week

Delicious by name and delightful by nature. 

Not only can he fight - winning a bronze medal in the European championships among other fistic achievements - but he is a bit of a brain box too, graduating from Aston University with a first class honours degree in economics.

Yet he did not lace up a boxing glove until he was 18. 

It happened after he watched Anthony Joshua win his world title. 

"I was captivated," he explains.

"From that moment I decided I wanted to be like him. 

"I was hooked on boxing and joined the Jewellery Quarter boxing club in Birmingham and it turned out I was pretty good."

As he progressed through the amateur ranks Joshua became his idol. 

Moreover, he sparred with him on several occasions at the GB boxing headquarters in Sheffield and they became firm friends. 

So, after AJ, meet DJ - his middle name is Justin, after his father. 

Delicious is a name not uncommon in Nigeria and other parts of Africa, as well as America’s deep South.

But did it cause him him any aggro from other kids? 

"Not really," he says.

"When I was growing up in Moscow they didn’t really know what it meant. 

"When I came here and started school there was a bit of bullying and mickey taking, but nothing I couldn’t handle. 

"I couldn’t speak a word of English and this caused me some cultural problems."

But nothing like the cultural problems he and his parents experienced in Russia. 

His father went to Moscow as a student where he met and married his wife, Natalie. 

They were constantly subjected to obscene and racist abuse. 

After dad Justin was violently assaulted when travelling on public transport, they decided to leave Russia and came to the UK, settling in Wolverhampton.

"In Russia, some people didn’t like me simply because of the colour of my skin."

Initially DJ’ s preferred sport was basketball, because of his height but that all changed when he saw AJ win the IBF title against American Charles Martin in London.

"AJ has helped me in many ways, getting my balance right, perfecting my jab and educating me about diet."

Now his ambition is to emulate his idol and win an Olympic gold for Britain in Paris in 2024 and then turn pro.

His style is not dissimilar to Joshua's. 

"People have told me I’m the new AJ but I aim to be better than him," he told insidethegames.

By the time of the Paris Olympics, the boy named Delicious ("I like my name but I prefer to be called DJ now I am boxing") will by 27, which is relatively young for a heavyweight these days.

At 16 stones, DJ certainly looks the part of the heir apparent to Britain’s heavyweight elite. 

As he says, Tyson Fury, Joshua and Joe Joyce as well as Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk will have retired by then and a world title will there for the taking.

But if it does not work out for him, with his degree he can fall back on a lucrative career. But not quite as lucrative as boxing.

His club coach, the highly respected Mick Maguire, believes the speedy and skilful Delicious, winner of all but five of his 45 bouts, can go all the way.

"With hard work and the right breaks he can achieve everything," Maguire said.

Whether or not Delicious follows AJ and Audley Harrison to Super heavyweight gold, Britain has an exciting new name to conjure with. 

He is bright, articulate and a brilliant role model for all immigrant youngsters.

Inevitably the question arises on how he feels about what is happening in Ukraine. 

You might say he comes from Russia with glove but he holds no allegiance to his one time alma mater. 

"What is going on in Ukraine is horrible, just horrible - soul destroying. 

"It is very worrying because I have relatives in both Russia and Ukraine but thankfully at the moment they are all safe."

England has a history of boxing success in the Commonwealth Games and this year, several male and female boxers could medal, including the highly-rated heavyweight Lewis Williams.

One thing is certain. 

Should DJ stand on top of the podium at the NEC on August 7, the back pages will have no trouble finding a headline: Golden Delicious.