| 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. Abelyan is now retired from the sport of boxing.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Loss | Phillip Payne | TKO | 10 (10), | 27 May 2005 | ||||
| 30 | Win | 24–5–1 | Martin Honorio | KO | 4 (10), | 5 Nov 2004 | |||
| 29 | Loss | 23–5–1 | Scott Harrison | TKO | 3 (12), | 19 Jun 2004 | |||
| 28 | Win | 23–4–1 | Alejandro Estrada | KO | 3 (8), | 21 Jun 2003 | |||
| 27 | Win | 22–4–1 | Jose Luis Tula | UD | 12 | 21 Mar 2003 | |||
| 26 | Win | 21–4–1 | Armando Córdoba | MD | 10 | 11 Oct 2002 | |||
| 25 | Win | 20–4–1 | Orlando Soto | TKO | 10 (12), | 17 Aug 2002 | |||
| 24 | Win | 19–4–1 | Alvin Brown | TKO | 2 (8), | 18 May 2002 | |||
| 23 | Win | 18–4–1 | Jesus Salud | UD | 10 | 27 Apr 2002 | |||
| 22 | Win | 17–4–1 | Guty Espadas Jr. | UD | 10 | 5 Aug 2001 | |||
| 21 | Win | 16–4–1 | Marcos Badillo | UD | 6 | 1 Jun 2001 | |||
| 20 | Win | 15–4–1 | Orlando Salido | UD | 6 | 23 Mar 2001 | |||
| 19 | Win | 14–4–1 | Adarryl Johnson | TKO | 6 (8), | 26 Jan 2001 | |||
| 18 | Win | 13–4–1 | Shamir Reyes | TKO | 8 (10), | 11 Aug 2000 | |||
| 17 | Win | 12–4–1 | Mario Lechowski | TKO | 4 (6), | 16 Jun 2000 | |||
| 16 | Win | 11–4–1 | Fernando Omar Lizárraga | KO | 4 (6), | 14 Apr 2000 | |||
| 15 | Loss | 10–4–1 | Víctor Polo | TKO | 1 (8) | 22 Jan 2000 | |||
| 14 | Win | 10–3–1 | Israel Correa | UD | 8 | 19 Jun 1999 | |||
| 13 | Win | 9–3–1 | Luis Alfonso Lizárraga | UD | 8 | 27 Mar 1999 | |||
| 12 | Win | 8–3–1 | Antonio DeSantiago | UD | 4 | 20 Feb 1999 | |||
| 11 | Draw | 7–3–1 | Juan Luis Torres | PTS | 8 | 6 Feb 1999 | |||
| 10 | Win | 7–3 | Luis Enrique Valenzuela | TKO | 1 (?) | 19 Dec 1998 | |||
| 9 | Loss | 6–3 | Héctor Lizárraga | UD | 10 | 20 Nov 1998 | |||
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Juan Roberto Colin | KO | 3 (6) | 17 Oct 1998 | |||
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Joey Borrero | TKO | 1 (?) | 19 Sep 1998 | |||
| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Roger Medal | TKO | 5 (6), | 18 Jul 1998 | |||
| 5 | Win | 3–2 | Frankie Carmona | KO | 2 (4) | 30 May 1998 | |||
| 4 | Win | 2–2 | Israel Correa | UD | 4 | 16 May 1998 | |||
| 3 | Win | 1–2 | Alejandro González | UD | 4 | 18 Apr 1998 | |||
| 2 | Loss | 0–2 | Alejandro González | DQ | 1 (4) | 9 Apr 1998 | |||
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Jose Antonio Vargas | UD | 4 | 18 Fab 1998 |