- Ramaz Paliani
Ramazan Paliani (born
August 21 ,1973 inMest'ia ,Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ) is a Georgian boxer who has won World and European Championships in the men's featherweight division.He has represented
Turkey , Georgia, andRussia in international competitions, including appearances in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games. He was nicknamed "Razzamatazz".Amateur
Southpaw Paliani won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the
1992 Summer Olympics , followed by the silver medal at the1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships inBursa, Turkey .He won gold medals at the
2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships beatingBoris Georgiev He added the title at the
2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships .1992 Barcelona Olympics – Bronze medalist as a Featherweight, representing the Unified Team
*DefeatedJulian Wheeler (USA) 8-4
*DefeatedRogerio Brito Dezorzi (Brazil) 19-2
*DefeatedDaniel Dumitrescu (Romania) 11-5
*Lost to Faustino Reyes Lopez (Spain) 9-141996 Atlanta Olympics – as a Featherweight, representing Russia
*DefeatedSoo-Young Shin (Korea) 10-7
*DefeatedTigran Ouzlian (Greece) 27-2
*Lost toSomluck Kamsing (Thailand) 4-132000 Sydney Olympics – as a Featherweight, representing Turkey
*DefeatedHaider Ali (Pakistan) 5-4
*DefeatedValdemir Pereira (Brazil) TKO 3
*Lost toBekzat Sattarkhanov (Kazakhstan) 11-12Pro
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.External links
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* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/ramaz-paliani-1.html Profile]
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