Ramaz Paliani
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Bronze medal |
1992 Barcelona |
Boxing Men's Featherweight |
Ramazan Palyani (born August 24, 1973 in Georgia) is a Georgian boxer. He is a longtime amateur that has represented Turkey, Georgia, and Russia in international competition, including appearances in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games. Palyani won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal at the 1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Bursa, Turkey.
Known as "Razzamatazz", Palyani turned pro in 2002 and didn't lose in his first 15 fights. His most notable fight was a draw against prospect David Diaz (boxer) in 2005.
[edit] Amateur Career
1992 Barcelona Olympics – Bronze medalist as a Featherweight, representing the Unified Team
- Defeated Julian Wheeler (USA) 8-4
- Defeated Rogerio Brito Dezorzi (Brazil) 19-2
- Defeated Daniel Dumitrescu (Romania) 11-5
- Lost to Faustino Reyes Lopez (Spain) 14-9
1996 Atlanta Olympics – as a Featherweight, representing Russia
- Defeated Soo-Young Shin (Korea) 10-7
- Defeated Tigran Ouzlian (Greece) 27-2
- Lost to Somluck Kamsing (Thailand) 4-13
2000 Sydney Olympics – as a Featherweight, representing Turkey
- Defeated Haider Ali (Pakistan) 5-4
- Defeated Valdemir Pereira (Brazil) TKO 3
- Lost to Bekzat Sattarkhanov (Kazakhstan) 11-12
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Categories: 1973 births | Living people | Georgian boxers | Russian boxers | Turkish boxers | Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for the Unified Team | Olympic bronze medalists | Georgian (country) people stubs | European boxing biography stubs