# William Abelyan

William Abelyan (born 27 September 1978) is a retired Armenian professional boxer.

## Career

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. Abelyan had once defeated Orlando Salido, who would later be ranked the number one featherweight in the world. 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. Abelyan challenged Scott Harrison for the WBO Featherweight title, but lost. Abelyan is now retired from the sport of boxing.

## Professional boxing record

| 31 fights | 24 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 3 |
| By decision | 11 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 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. | |