| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Conqueror |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Born | William Abelyan 27 September 1978 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | Featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 31 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Win by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
William Abelyan (born September 27, 1978) is a retired Armenian-American professional boxer.
Abelyan was born in Armenia and moved to the United States at age nine. He started boxing three years later at the age of twelve. In the early part of his career, he was trained by 1976 Summer Olympics flyweight boxing bronze medalist David Torosyan. He started to box professionally in 1998. Abelyan defeated Orlando Soto for the vacant WBO-NABO featherweight title on August 17, 2002. In 2001 Abelyan defeated Orlando Salido. Salido would later be ranked as the number one featherweight in the world. He boxed at Las Vegas casinos 13 times.
In 2001 he upset former world champion Guty Espadas Jr. by 10-round decision. On June 19, 2004, Abelyan was TKO'd by Scott Harrison for the WBO featherweight world title.
Abelyan was ranked as the #1 ranked contender by the World Boxing Organization at one point in his career. He was injured in his last match against Phillip Payne on May 27, 2005 at Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and never fought again. He suffered a subdural hematoma in his match with Payne and was permanently suspended by Nevada Boxing Commission. Abelyan finished his seven-year professional boxing career with a record of 24-6-1 (13 KO's).
| 31 fights | 24 wins | 6 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 13 | 3 |
| By decision | 11 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Loss | 24–6–1 | Phillip Payne | TKO | 10 (10), 1:37 | 27 May 2005 | Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 24–5–1 | Martin Honorio | KO | 4 (10), 1:00 | 5 Nov 2004 | Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 29 | Loss | 23–5–1 | Scott Harrison | TKO | 3 (12), 1:45 | 19 Jun 2004 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | For WBO featherweight title |
| 28 | Win | 23–4–1 | Alejandro Estrada | KO | 3 (8), 0:23 | 21 Jun 2003 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 22–4–1 | Jose Luis Tula | UD | 12 | 21 Mar 2003 | The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBO-NABO featherweight title |
| 26 | Win | 21–4–1 | Armando Córdoba | MD | 10 | 11 Oct 2002 | Creek Nation Gaming Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 20–4–1 | Orlando Soto | TKO | 10 (12), 1:57 | 17 Aug 2002 | The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant WBO-NABO featherweight title |
| 24 | Win | 19–4–1 | Alvin Brown | TKO | 2 (8), 3:00 | 18 May 2002 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 18–4–1 | Jesus Salud | UD | 10 | 27 Apr 2002 | Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 17–4–1 | Guty Espadas Jr. | UD | 10 | 5 Aug 2001 | Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 16–4–1 | Marcos Badillo | UD | 6 | 1 Jun 2001 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 15–4–1 | Orlando Salido | UD | 6 | 23 Mar 2001 | Sportscenter, Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 14–4–1 | Adarryl Johnson | TKO | 6 (8), 2:25 | 26 Jan 2001 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 13–4–1 | Shamir Reyes | TKO | 8 (10), 2:36 | 11 Aug 2000 | Paris Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 12–4–1 | Mario Lechowski | TKO | 4 (6), 2:42 | 16 Jun 2000 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U..S | |
| 16 | Win | 11–4–1 | Fernando Omar Lizárraga | KO | 4 (6), 0:23 | 14 Apr 2000 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 15 | Loss | 10–4–1 | Víctor Polo | TKO | 1 (8) | 22 Jan 2000 | Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, California, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 10–3–1 | Israel Correa | UD | 8 | 19 Jun 1999 | Civic Auditorium, Glendale, California, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 9–3–1 | Luis Alfonso Lizárraga | UD | 8 | 27 Mar 1999 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 8–3–1 | Antonio DeSantiago | UD | 4 | 20 Feb 1999 | Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella, California, U.S. | |
| 11 | Draw | 7–3–1 | Juan Luis Torres | PTS | 8 | 6 Feb 1999 | Big League Dream Sports Park, Cathedral City, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 7–3 | Luis Enrique Valenzuela | TKO | 1 (?) | 19 Dec 1998 | Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Loss | 6–3 | Héctor Lizárraga | UD | 10 | 20 Nov 1998 | Fresno Fair Pavilion, Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Juan Roberto Colin | KO | 3 (6) | 17 Oct 1998 | Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella, California, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Joey Borrero | TKO | 1 (?) | 19 Sep 1998 | Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Roger Medal | TKO | 5 (6), 0:58 | 18 Jul 1998 | Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 3–2 | Frankie Carmona | KO | 2 (4) | 30 May 1998 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 2–2 | Israel Correa | UD | 4 | 16 May 1998 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 1–2 | Alejandro González | UD | 4 | 18 Apr 1998 | Cow Palace, Daly City, California, U.S. | |
| 2 | Loss | 0–2 | Alejandro González | DQ | 1 (4) | 9 Apr 1998 | Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S. | Abelyan tossed out for an alleged hit while opponent was down |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Jose Antonio Vargas | UD | 4 | 18 Fab 1998 | Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella, California, U.S. |
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