Delicious Orie’s debut may not have made the type of splash he would have liked but the 2024 Olympian insists that he learned plenty from his first taste of professional heavyweight boxing.

Orie, 1-0, got his career underway at Manchester’s Co-Op Live arena on Saturday night but Filip Hrgovic’s win over Joe Joyce and the controversial ending to the British title fight between David Adeleye and Jeamie TKV meant that Orie's four round decision over Bosnia’s Milos Veletic ending up flying somewhat under the radar.

Although it was a solid rather than spectacular performance, Orie won every second of every round and, most importantly, he woke up on Sunday morning as an unbeaten professional fighter.

As the 27 year-old’s promoter, Frank Warren, said last week, a heavyweight boxer’s journey needs to be treated as a marathon rather than a sprint and although Orie admits that he felt the weight of expectation on Saturday night, he was pleased to be up and running.

“I always feel pressure. I've felt pressure since I had my first amateur fight at 19 years old so it's very normal. It’s just part of what I do,” he told Queensberry.

“It feels good. Looking back, I’ve got a few things to work on that we're going to go back in the gym and we're going to make sure to to polish out but it's good to get the first one out the way and get the ball rolling.”

From ringside, Orie’s debut appeared to be a simple case of a fighter trying too hard to impress and becoming tighter and tighter as he found an opening more and more difficult to find.

Warren is an expert at guiding fighters through their careers and having made an investment in the amateur star, he will make sure that he provides plenty of opportunities for him to learn and improve.

Next time around, Orie will be subject to a little less attention. The novelty of fighting professionally won’t have fully worn off but there will be less fanfare surrounding his appearance and he will be able to concentrate fully on the job at hand.

The 27 year-old began analysing his performance the moment he left the ring and by the time he reached his dressing room, he had already pinpointed a couple of areas he and his trainer, Grant Smith, can quickly tidy up before his next outing.

“The biggest thing for me - and that's even before speaking with Grant - is just making sure I take my time a little bit more,” he said.

“Not too much but selecting the shots a little bit better, not throwing for the sake of it and also not falling off balance because I felt like I was doing that a little bit too much.”