Ramaz Paliani ( ka, რამაზ ფალიანი, born 21 August 1973 in

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boxer who has won World and European Championships in the men's featherweight division. He has represented

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in international competitions, including appearances in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games. He was nicknamed "Razzamatazz".

Pro

Known as "Razzamatazz", Paliani 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. In 2006 he was knocked out, however. His record is 14-1-1.

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1973 births Living people People from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Male boxers from Georgia (country) Fenerbahçe boxers Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of the Unified Team Olympic boxers of Russia Olympic boxers of Turkey Olympic bronze medalists for the Unified Team Olympic medalists in boxing Featherweight boxers Soviet male boxers Russian male boxers Turkish male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{Georgia-Olympic-medalist-stub Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing