| Other names | Iron Ball |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Topi Helin |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st) |
| Weight class | Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Birth date | November 21, 1978 (age 47) |
| Birth place | Turku, Finland |
| Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
| Team | Turku Thaiboxing |
| Kickbox win | 37 |
| Kickbox kowin | 9 |
| Kickbox loss | 14 |
| Kickbox draw | 6 |
| Kickbox nc | 1 |
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
- 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 | 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
External links
References
- ^ "Turku Thaiboxing Club". www.ttbc.fi. Retrieved 2007-05-12.