William Abelyan

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

William Abelyan
Statistics
Real nameWilliam Abelyan
Nickname(s)The Conqueror
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Reach66 in (168 cm)
NationalityArmenian
Born (1978-09-27) 27 September 1978
Yerevan, Armenia
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins24
Wins by KO13
Losses6
Draws1
No contests0

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.[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.

See also

References

  1. William Abelyan – BOXING. HyeFighters.com (2009-11-05). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.
  2. The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Featherweight--2010s. Boxrec.com (2012-03-06). Retrieved on 2012-05-14.
  3. http://boxrec.com/calendar?v=d&d=2001-08-05


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