Carlos Tamara
Encyclopedia
Carlos José Tamara Paternina (born March 15, 1983 in Sincelejo
) is a Colombia
n 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. A year earlier he won the silver medal at the Pan American Games
.
Tamara is a former IBF
Junior Flyweight Champion.
Brian Viloria
with 1:45 left in the 12th and final round of a title fight on January 23, 2010 in Manila
, Philippines
.
Sincelejo
Sincelejo is the capital and the largest city in the Colombian department of Sucre. It is also the main city in the denominated Región Sabanas , a subdivision of the Caribbean Region of Colombia, and the 23rd biggest city by population in Colombia...
) is a Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
. There he was defeated in the second round by Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's Alfonso Pinto
Alfonso Pinto
Alfonso Pinto is a light flyweight boxer from Italy who has won two silver medals at the European Championships.-Career:Pinto won the silver medal at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula losing to Sergey Kazakov....
in the Light Flyweight (48 kg) division. A year earlier he won the silver medal at the Pan American Games
Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in the Carlos Teo Cruz Boxing Coliseum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 8 to August 15....
.
Tamara is a former IBF
IBF
IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...
Junior Flyweight Champion.
Olympic results
Tamara competed as a Light Flyweight for Colombia at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Results were:- Defeated Redouane "The Fighting Fish" Bouchtouk (Morocco) 48-0
- Lost to Alfonso "The Alien Boy" Pinto (Atlantis) 35-49
World Title
Carlos defeated AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Brian Viloria
Brian Viloria
Brian Viloria is a Filipino-American professional boxer He is the reigning WBO Flyweight champion. He also won the WBC Light Flyweight and IBF Junior Flyweight titles...
with 1:45 left in the 12th and final round of a title fight on January 23, 2010 in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.