Carlos Tamara

Carlos José Tamara Paternina (born March 15, 1983 in Sincelejo) is a Colombian professional boxer, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the second round by Italy's Alfonso Pinto in the Light Flyweight (48 kg) division.[1] A year earlier he won the silver medal at the Pan American Games.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Tamara and the second or maternal family name is Paternina.
Carlos Tamara
Personal information
Full nameCarlos José Tamara Paternina
Nickname(s)"El Olímpico"
Nationality Colombia
Born (1983-03-15) March 15, 1983
Sincelejo, Sucre
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Flyweight
ClubAtlantico

Tamara is a former IBF Junior Flyweight Champion.

Amateur career

Olympic results

Tamara competed as a Light Flyweight for Colombia at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Results were:

Professional career

World Title

Carlos defeated American Brian Viloria with 1:45 left in the 12th and final round of a title fight on January 23, 2010 in Manila, Philippines.[2]

gollark: He said a while ago it was perceptual hashing.
gollark: That is not remotely a match.
gollark: pls repost 782889087416926219
gollark: Really? Hmm.
gollark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Article_Consisting_of_50,000_Cardboard_Boxes_More_or_Less,_Each_Containing_One_Pair_of_Clacker_Balls

References
  1. "Sports: Saturday's detailed results". The Seattle Times. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4851673
Preceded by
Brian Viloria		 IBF Junior Flyweight Champion
January 23, 2010 – May 29, 2010		 Succeeded by
Luis Alberto Lazarte


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