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Real name
  
William Abelyan

Nationality
  
Armenian

Height
  
1.65 m

Stance
  
Southpaw stance

Reach
  
66 in (168 cm)

Role
  
Boxer

Total fights
  
31


Rated at
  
Featherweight

Name
  
William Abelyan

Division
  
Featherweight

Nickname(s)
  
The Conqueror

Wins
  
24

Martial art
  
Boxing

Draws
  
1

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Born
  
27 September 1978 (age 45) Yerevan, Armenia (
1978-09-27
)

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

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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. William is now retired from the sport of boxing.

References

William Abelyan Wikipedia