| William Abelyan | |
| Realname: | William Abelyan |
| Nationality: | Armenian |
| Nickname: | The Conqueror |
| Weight: | Featherweight |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Reach: | 660NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 31 |
| Wins: | 24 |
| Ko: | 13 |
| Losses: | 6 |
| Draws: | 1 |
| No Contests: | 0 |
William Abelyan (born 27 September 1978) is a retired Armenian professional boxer.
Abelyan started boxing at the age of 12, and began training with the legendary Olympic Bronze Medalist David Torosyan. He started to box professionally in 1998.[1] Abelyan had once defeated Orlando Salido, who would later be ranked the number one featherweight in the world.[2] William was an WBO NABO Featherweight Champion and was a WBO #1 ranked contender. He was named fighter of the year in 2005. He upset former world champion Guty Espadas Jr., winning their 10-round fight by decision.[3] Abelyan challenged Scott Harrison for the WBO Featherweight title, but lost. William is now retired from the sport of boxing.