Carlos Tamara


Carlos José Tamara Paternina 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 division. A year earlier he won the silver medal at the Pan American Games.
Tamara is a former IBF Junior Flyweight Champion.

Amateur career

Olympic results

Tamara competed as a Light Flyweight for Colombia at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Results were:

World Title

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.