William Abelyan (born 27 September 1978) is a retired Armenian professional boxer.
William Abelyan | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Abelyan 27 September 1978 |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Other names | The Conqueror |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 31 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Career
editAbelyan 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.[by whom?] 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.
Professional boxing record
edit| 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 Caost 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. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ William Abelyan – BOXING. HyeFighters.com (2009-11-05). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.
- ^ The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Featherweight--2010s. Boxrec.com (2012-03-06). Retrieved on 2012-05-14.
- ^ "BoxRec: Date".
External links
edit- Harrison Gets Abelyan Date
- Boxing record for William Abelyan from BoxRec (registration required)
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