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.
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 DateResultOpponentEventMethodRoundTime 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 List of male kickboxers List of K-1 events K-1
External links Turku Thaiboxing Club K-1 official website Topi Helin's K-1 profile
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