Ramazan Paliani

Name: Ramaz Paliani
Alias: Razzamatazz
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthplace: Mestia, Georgia
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 172cm
Reach: 175cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Amateur Career

Longtime amateur has represented Turkey, Georgia, and Russia in international competition, including appearances in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games. His results were:

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 (Spain) 14-9

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) RSC-OS 3
• Lost to Bekzat Sattarkhanov (Kazakhstan) 11-12

Palyani would later win the World amateur championship at featherweight in 2001, to cap off his amateur career.