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]
| Topi Helin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Topi Helin November 21, 1978 Turku, Finland |
| Other names | Iron Ball |
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st) |
| Division | Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
| Team | Turku Thaiboxing |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 58 |
| Wins | 37 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Losses | 14 |
| Draws | 6 |
| No contests | 1 |
Martial arts edit
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 edit
- 2003 Amateur Muay Thai World Champion in Bangkok (-91 kg)
- 2002 Kings Cup silver medalist
- 2002 European Amateur Muay Thai Championships bronze medalist
- 4 time Finnish Muay Thai Champion
Kickboxing record edit
| 37 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 28 decisions), 14 Losses | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | |
| 12/15/2007 | Win |  Jonathan Gromak
|
Finnfight 9, Turku, Finland | Split Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 05/20/2006 | Loss | Rickard Nordstrand
|
K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006, Sweden | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 05/20/2006 | Win |  Petar Majstorovic
|
K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006, Sweden | Ext. R Split Decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 03/21/2006 | Win |  Martin Zawada
|
Fight Festival 17, Finland | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 10/29/2005 | Win |  Andre Fyeet
|
Fight Festival 16, Finland | TKO | 3 | 2:35 | |
| 05/21/2005 | Loss |  Gary Turner
|
K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005, Sweden | Split Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 11/13/2004 | Loss |  Zabit Samedov
|
Fight Festival 12, Finland | Split Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 11/13/2004 | Win |  Mokhtar Bezerroukki
|
Lumpinee Gaala 2, Finland | KO (Mid Kick) | 2 | ||
| 03/20/2004 | Win | Mohamed Khalifa
|
Fight Festival 10, Finland | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 02/02/2004 | Win | Timo Savolainen
|
SM Finnish Muay Thai Championships, Helsinki | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 10/20/2003 | Win | Niklas Winberg
|
Fight Festival 9, Finland | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 09/28/2003 | Win | Thomas Rasmussen
|
Fight Extreme 4, Stockholm | Split Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 05/19/2003 | Win |  David Dancrade
|
Urheilutalo, Helsinki | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 03/14/2003 | Win |  Sergei Gur
|
Muay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | |
| 03/12/2003 | Win |  Magomed Ismailov
|
Muay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | |
| 03/11/2003 | Win |  Asmir Burgic
|
Muay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | |
| 03/08/2003 | Win |  Raul Martin Vegas
|
Muay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand | decision | 3 | 2:00 | |
| 01/26/2003 | Win | Jussi Savolainen
|
SM Finnish Muay Thai Championships, Helsinki | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 10/31/2002 | Win | Karl Dubus
|
European Amateur Muay Thai Championships, France | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| 10/31/2002 | Loss |  Maxim Neledva
|
European Amateur Muay Thai Championships, France | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| 07/24/2002 | Loss |  Yzrinbay Kutibeav
|
Kings Cup, Thailand | Split Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| 07/22/2002 | Win | Rauel Dennen
|
Kings Cup, Thailand | KO (High Kick) | 3 | ||
See also edit
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Turku Thaiboxing Club". www.ttbc.fi. Retrieved 2007-05-12.