Ramaz Paliani

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Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Olympic Games
Competitor for the Unified Team
Bronze	1992 Barcelona	Featherweight
World Amateur Championships
Competitor for  Georgia
Bronze	1993 Tampere	Featherweight
Competitor for  Turkey
Bronze	1999 Houston	Featherweight
Gold	2001 Belfast	Featherweight
European Amateur Championships
Competitor for  Georgia
Silver	1993 Bursa	Featherweight
Competitor for  Russia
Gold	1996 Vejle	Featherweight
Competitor for  Turkey
Gold	1998 Minsk	Featherweight
Gold	2000 Tampere	Featherweight

Ramazan Paliani (born August 24, 1973 in Georgia) is a Georgian boxer who has won World and European Championships at Featherweight.

He has represented Turkey, Georgia, and Russia in international competition, including appearances in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games.

[edit] Amateur

Southpaw Paliani won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics , followed by the silver medal at the 1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Bursa, Turkey.

He won gold medals at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships beating Boris Georgiev

He added the title at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships.

1992 Barcelona Olympics – Bronze medalist as a Featherweight, representing the Unified Team

• Defeated Julian Wheeler (USA) 8-4
• Defeated Rogerio Brito Dezorzi (Brazil) 19-2
• Defeated Daniel Dumitrescu (Romania) 11-5
• Lost to Faustino Reyes Lopez (Spain) 9-14

1996 Atlanta Olympics – as a Featherweight, representing Russia

• Defeated Soo-Young Shin (Korea) 10-7
• Defeated Tigran Ouzlian (Greece) 27-2
• Lost to Somluck Kamsing (Thailand) 4-13

2000 Sydney Olympics – as a Featherweight, representing Turkey

• Defeated Haider Ali (Pakistan) 5-4
• Defeated Valdemir Pereira (Brazil) TKO 3
• Lost to Bekzat Sattarkhanov (Kazakhstan) 11-12

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for Ramaz Paliani from Boxrec