Topi Helin

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
BornTopi Helin
(1978-11-21) November 21, 1978
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

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

  • 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

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.
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