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

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who competed from 2005 to 2013. He held the

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title in 2010 and previously challenged for the WBO

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title in 2008. As an amateur, he competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal at the

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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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's Alfonso Pinto in the Light Flyweight (48 kg) division. Results were: *Defeated

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(Morocco) 48-0 *Lost to Alfonso Pinto (Italy) 35-49

Professional career

World Title

Carlos defeated American

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with 1:45 left in the 12th and final round of a title fight on January 23, 2010 in

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* * 1983 births Olympic boxers of Colombia Living people Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics International Boxing Federation champions Colombian male boxers Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in boxing People from Sincelejo Light-flyweight boxers Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-boxing-bio-stub