Topi Helin
BornTopi Helin
(1978-11-21) November 21, 1978 (age 45)
Turku, Finland
Other namesIron Ball
NationalityFinland Finnish
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st)
DivisionCruiserweight
Heavyweight
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing
TeamTurku Thaiboxing
Kickboxing record
Total58
Wins37
By knockout9
Losses14
Draws6
No contests1

Topi "Iron Ball" Helin (born November 21, 1978) is a retired Finnish professional Muay Thai kickboxer, four time Finnish Heavyweight Champion and amateur Muay Thai World Champion. In 2003 he turned pro and had his first tournament in K-1 Scandinavia 2005 in Stockholm, Sweden. He trained out of Turku Thaiboxing Club under his mentor and coach WMC World Champion Riku Immonen.[1]

Martial arts

Helin trained Judo as a child around age of 5 or 6, but switched to Wado-ryu Karate at age of 13 and finally to Muay Thai at 15.

Titles

Kickboxing record

37 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 28 decisions), 14 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
12/15/2007 Win Sweden Jonathan Gromak Finnfight 9, Turku, Finland Split Decision 3 3:00
05/20/2006 Loss Sweden Rickard Nordstrand K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
05/20/2006 Win Croatia Petar Majstorovic K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006, Sweden Ext. R Split Decision 4 3:00
03/21/2006 Win Czech Republic Martin Zawada Fight Festival 17, Finland Decision 5 3:00
10/29/2005 Win Netherlands Andre Fyeet Fight Festival 16, Finland TKO 3 2:35
05/21/2005 Loss England Gary Turner K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005, Sweden Split Decision 3 3:00
11/13/2004 Loss Azerbaijan Zabit Samedov Fight Festival 12, Finland Split Decision 5 3:00
11/13/2004 Win Morocco Mokhtar Bezerroukki Lumpinee Gaala 2, Finland KO (Mid Kick) 2
03/20/2004 Win Netherlands Mohamed Khalifa Fight Festival 10, Finland Decision 5 2:00
02/02/2004 Win Finland Timo Savolainen SM Finnish Muay Thai Championships, Helsinki TKO (Referee stoppage) 4 3:00
10/20/2003 Win Finland Niklas Winberg Fight Festival 9, Finland Decision 5 2:00
09/28/2003 Win Sweden Thomas Rasmussen Fight Extreme 4, Stockholm Split Decision 5 2:00
05/19/2003 Win France David Dancrade Urheilutalo, Helsinki Decision 5 2:00
03/14/2003 Win Belarus Sergei Gur Muay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand Decision 3 2:00
03/12/2003 Win Russia Magomed Ismailov Muay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand Decision 3 2:00
03/11/2003 Win Germany Asmir Burgic Muay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand Decision 3 2:00
03/08/2003 Win Spain Raul Martin Vegas Muay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand decision 3 2:00
01/26/2003 Win Finland Jussi Savolainen SM Finnish Muay Thai Championships, Helsinki Decision 5 3:00
10/31/2002 Win Czech Republic Karl Dubus European Amateur Muay Thai Championships, France Decision 4 2:00
10/31/2002 Loss Ukraine Maxim Neledva European Amateur Muay Thai Championships, France Decision 4 2:00
07/24/2002 Loss Uzbekistan Yzrinbay Kutibeav Kings Cup, Thailand Split Decision 4 2:00
07/22/2002 Win Netherlands Rauel Dennen Kings Cup, Thailand KO (High Kick) 3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Turku Thaiboxing Club". www.ttbc.fi. Retrieved 2007-05-12.