Orphius Waite
Record: 4-0, 3 KOs
Weight Class: Middleweight
Born: Chicago, Illinois
 Resides: Chicago, Illinois
Date of Birth: 12-20-1981
Height: 6'0"
Stance: Orthodox
Trainer: Alex Sepulveda

Waite has some major skills to back up all the hype behind this electric middleweight prospect. The Chicago native has recently joined Octavius James’ One In A Million, Inc. and has the whole company excited about his potential.

"(Orphius) is just an incredible talent," said Waite’s manager and CEO of One In A Million, Inc. Octavius James.

Waite made his professional debut on November 30th, 2007 at the Ho-Chunk Sports and Expo Center in Lynnwood, Illinois in forceful fashion with 2nd round TKO of Nick Whiting.

"I bring excitement, my style of fighting is in unorthodox," said Waite. "I study (Mike) Tyson and I just want to give the crowd something they haven’t seen since him."

Waite’s body looks as if he was chiseled out of granite and his opponents would say his hands feel like them too. "I’m a new kind of middleweight, people can’t believe 165," added Waite about his chiseled frame.

Waite is riding a four fight win streak to start his career, which has included three knockouts in his 11 rounds of boxing. He has only gone the distance one time, which came against Juan "Mexican Connection" Aguilar at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville, Indiana.

Waite would go on and win a six-round unanimous decision in his last fight of 2008. He has gotten his 2009 campaign off to a great start with a dominating performance against another undefeated up and comer, Chance Western on January 23rd; Waite defeated Western by 1st round TKO.

 

Career in Review
November 30th, 2007--  Waite debuted at the Ho-Chuck Sports and Expo Center in Lynnwood, Illinois and showed that he was going to be a force to be reckoned with as he defeated Nick Whiting by TKO in the 2nd round (1:14) of a scheduled four round fight.

February 8th, 2008--  The second fight of his career would be more of the same, as the Chicago resident knocked out Johnny Higgins Jr. in the 2nd round at the Sundance Saloon in Waukegan, Illinois.

October 3rd, 2008--  Waite’s first fight under Octavius James’ One In A Million, Inc. came against fellow O.I.A.M. boxer Juan “Mexican Connection” Aguilar. After six hard-fought rounds, Waite earned himself a unanimous decision at the Radisson Hotel @ Star Plaza in Merrillville, Indiana with the scorecards reading 59-55, 60-54 and 60-54.

January 23rd, 2009--  Squaring off against another undefeated up and comer Chance Western, the matchup would seem to be a coin toss, but Waite didn't waste anytime for that decision as he destroyed the well built Western in only 1 minute and 1 second of the first round earning Waite the 1st round TKO victory.

 

Background
Orphius Waite was born on December 20th, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois.

Waite still calls Chicago home and continues to love his hometown. “It’s not like any other place in the world,” said Waite of Chicago. “It just has so much to offer and I plan on putting Chicago boxing in its rightful place- on top.”

Waite put together an amateur career that matches his physique and that’s SOLID. He had an impressive run at the 2007 Chicago Golden Gloves, as he won the tournament and soon after turned professional on November 30th, 2007.

“I had a great time fighting in the Golden Gloves because the competition is pretty good,” said Waite. “It helped prepare me a little bit for my professional career, but you don’t learn everything you need there, but it was a good experience.”

Waite also fought in the USA Golden Gloves in 2007 under the Chicago boxing team. He would make it to the semifinals by winning two fights before losing a decision to J’leon Love of Michigan. “I remember that tournament as having just some of the best fighters in the world.”

“It was incredible being there and the experience I will never forget,” added Waite. “It wasn’t the outcome I was expecting, but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

“Orphius is this tough kid that has earned his way to where he is currently at,” said Octavius James of his newest member of O.I.A.M. “He is like a lot of kids from the Chicago used boxing as a way to keep himself out of trouble and he did and is a true success story.”

Like most of the One In A Million Stable Waite keeps himself busy outside of the ring as well. Working full time as a cable installer and a proud father to his two sons Waite is a master at the juggling act of life and his continued to create success in and out of the ring with his phenomenol focus and work ethic for his family and career.