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| Full name | Carlos José Tamara Paternina | ||||||
| Nickname(s) | "El Olímpico" | ||||||
| Nationality | Colombia | ||||||
| Born | March 15, 1983 Sincelejo, Sucre |
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 48 kilograms (110 lb) | ||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||
| Rated at | Light Flyweight | ||||||
| Club | Atlantico | ||||||
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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.
Tamara is a former IBF Junior Flyweight Champion.
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Tamara competed as a Light Flyweight for Colombia at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Results were:
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]
| Preceded by Brian Viloria |
IBF Junior Flyweight Champion January 23, 2010 – May 29, 2010 |
Succeeded by Luis Alberto Lazarte |