Topi Helin

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Topi Helin
BornTopi Helin
(1978-11-21) November 21, 1978 (age 43)
Turku, Finland
Other namesIron Ball
Nationality Flag of Finland.svg Finnish
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st)
Division Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Style Muay 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]

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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
DateResultOpponentEventMethodRoundTime
12/15/2007Win Flag of Sweden.svg Jonathan Gromak Finnfight 9, Turku, FinlandSplit Decision33:00
05/20/2006Loss Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Nordstrand K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006, SwedenDecision (Unanimous)33:00
05/20/2006Win Flag of Croatia.svg Petar Majstorovic K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006, SwedenExt. R Split Decision43:00
03/21/2006Win Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Zawada Fight Festival 17, FinlandDecision53:00
10/29/2005Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Andre Fyeet Fight Festival 16, FinlandTKO32:35
05/21/2005Loss Flag of England.svg Gary Turner K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005, SwedenSplit Decision33:00
11/13/2004Loss Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Zabit Samedov Fight Festival 12, FinlandSplit Decision53:00
11/13/2004Win Flag of Morocco.svg Mokhtar BezerroukkiLumpinee Gaala 2, FinlandKO (Mid Kick)2
03/20/2004Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mohamed KhalifaFight Festival 10, FinlandDecision52:00
02/02/2004Win Flag of Finland.svg Timo SavolainenSM Finnish Muay Thai Championships, HelsinkiTKO (Referee stoppage)43:00
10/20/2003Win Flag of Finland.svg Niklas WinbergFight Festival 9, FinlandDecision52:00
09/28/2003Win Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas RasmussenFight Extreme 4, StockholmSplit Decision52:00
05/19/2003Win Flag of France.svg David Dancrade Urheilutalo, HelsinkiDecision52:00
03/14/2003Win Flag of Belarus.svg Sergei Gur Muay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, ThailandDecision32:00
03/12/2003Win Flag of Russia.svg Magomed IsmailovMuay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, ThailandDecision32:00
03/11/2003Win Flag of Germany.svg Asmir Burgic Muay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, ThailandDecision32:00
03/08/2003Win Flag of Spain.svg Raul Martin VegasMuay Thai World Championships, Bangkok, Thailanddecision32:00
01/26/2003Win Flag of Finland.svg Jussi SavolainenSM Finnish Muay Thai Championships, HelsinkiDecision53:00
10/31/2002Win Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karl Dubus European Amateur Muay Thai Championships, FranceDecision42:00
10/31/2002Loss Flag of Ukraine.svg Maxim Neledva European Amateur Muay Thai Championships, FranceDecision42:00
07/24/2002Loss Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Yzrinbay KutibeavKings Cup, ThailandSplit Decision42:00
07/22/2002Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rauel DennenKings Cup, ThailandKO (High Kick)3

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References

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