Carlos José Tamara Paternina (born 15 March 1983) is a Colombian former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

who competed from 2005 to 2013. He held the IBF light flyweight title in 2010 and previously challenged for the

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title in 2008. As an amateur, he competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

and won a silver medal at the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games, officially the XIV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003, were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990 ...

Amateur career

Olympic results

Tamara competed for Colombia at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He was defeated in the second round by

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in the Light Flyweight (48 kg) division. Results were: *Defeated

Redouane Bouchtouk Redouane Bouchtouk (born December 19, 1976) is a boxer from Morocco who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native North African country. At these games he was stopped in the first round of the Light Flyweight (48 kg) division by ...

(Morocco) 48-0 *Lost to

(Italy) 35-49

Professional career

World Title

Carlos defeated

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with 1:45 left in the 12th and final in January 23, 2010 to win the IBF light-flyweight title. He would lose the title in his next fight against Argentine Luis Alberto Lazarte.

Professional boxing record

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* * , - , - , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Tamara, Carlos 1983 births Living people Colombian male boxers People from Sincelejo Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games boxers for Colombia Pan American Games silver medalists in boxing Olympic boxers for Colombia Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics World light-flyweight boxing champions International Boxing Federation champions 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian sportsmen