Bogdan Stoica

Bogdan Stoica
Born Bogdan Cristian Stoica
January 28, 1990
Bucharest, Romania
Other names Bucharest Bad Boy
Nationality Romanian
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Reach 75.0 in (191 cm)
Style Wushu, Kickboxing
Fighting out of Bucharest, Romania
Team Respect Gym
Trainer Head Trainer: Alin Panaite
Fitness Coach: Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Kickboxing record
Total 47
Wins 40
By knockout 31
Losses 7
Draws 0
Other information
Notable relatives Andrei Stoica, brother
last updated on: March 7, 2015
Bogdan Stoica
Medal record
Wushu
Romania Romanian National Championship
Gold 2010 București[1] Qingda -85 kg
Romania Romanian National Championship
Gold 2009 București[2] Qingda -80 kg

Bogdan Cristian Stoica (born January 28, 1990) is a Romanian kickboxer and former wushu practitioner. He is fighting in the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship where he is a one-time SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Champion, and in GLORY. As of 27 June 2014, Stoica is ranked the #8 middleweight in the world by GLORY.[3]

Stoica is known to wear shorts with extra slits on his shorts for better movement. He is also known for his flying kicks, knee attacks and axe-kick, a kick that is characterized by a straightened leg descending onto an opponent like the blade of an axe.

Career

Early career

Bogdan Stoica made his SUPERKOMBAT debut against the brother of Dževad Poturak, Dženan, with a knockout in an event which took place in Sibiu, Romania. In February 2011, he scored smashing first-round knockout over experienced Muay Thai fighter trained by Remy Bonjasky, Fred Sikking, which was the biggest win of his kickboxing career. This loss earned Sikking the second KO of his career in over 50 fights. The event took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4]

Intercontinental champion

On May 21, Stoica won the WAKO-PRO Intercontinental -88.6 kg Championship (K-1 rules). He landed a right knee to the head of Pacôme Assi in the third. The Frenchman took a standing eight count and the bout was summarily called off by the referee.[5][6]

Fastest knockout in the Local Kombat

At "Bodyguardul - Forţele Speciale", he won the fight via quick knockout, the referee pulling Stoica away from Đurđević at around the 8 second mark.[7]

World champion

He won the vacant SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Championship by defeating WBC Muay Thai champion Ivan Stanić. Stoica looked outstanding, dropping Stanić 3 times en route to winning the belt and landing some beautiful flying knees. The Romanian even flew over the top rope and out of the ring with a flying knee attempt. Stanić showed heart by coming forward the whole time but Stoica closed his eye and took over, winning a unanimous decision in completely overwhelming fashion.[8]

Motorcycle injury

On July 18, 2012, Stoica was struck by a car coming out from the side. He tried to avoid contact by veering sharply away from the car and ended up slamming into the asphalt. The accident caused him a severe back injury. After a week or so, Stoica was out of the hospital. His full recovery could take up to six months.[9] He resumed training in November 2012.[10]

Return

He was set to make K-1 debut on his return to the ring in 2013.[11] He instead made a successful comeback by knocking out Romano Romasco in round two at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013 in Oradea, Romania on April 6.[12][13]

Stoica will beat Iranian veteran and gold medalist at World Martial Arts Festival, Eisa Ramezani, by unanimous decision at SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 4 in Dubai, UAE on May 31, 2013.[14][15][16]

He defeated Marsan Yohan via TKO due to a cut in just 25 seconds at SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 5 in Târgoviște, Romania on August 30, 2013.[17][18]

He KOed Amir Zeyada in round one at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2013 in Giurgiu, Romania on October 12.[19][20][21]

He lost the SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Championship against Igor Bugaenko when he lost by unanimous decision at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21.[22]

Stoica lost to Lorenzo Javier Jorge at SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 7 Ploiești, Romania on March 29, 2014.[23][24]

It was announced during the Glory 15: Istanbul broadcast that Stoica would be one of eight fighters competing in the Glory 17: Los Angeles - Last Man Standing middleweight tournament in Inglewood, California, United States on June 21, 2014.[25][26] Stoica was knocked out by Wayne Barrett in round three of their quarterfinal match when the American countered one of his patented flying knees with a vicious left hook.[27][28][29]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Wushu

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rezultate Qingda" (PDF) (in Romanian). wushu.ro. 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rezultate Qingda" (PDF) (in Romanian). wushu.ro. 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  3. ↑ GLORY Middleweight Rankings: June
  4. ↑ "Bonjasky: "It's a small chance I will return"". liverkick.com. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "B.STOICA (Romania) NEW K1 INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMP. kg -88,600". wakopro.org. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "SuperKombat Results: Albert Kraus Scores Impressive KO, Sergei Lascenko Wins". headkicklegend.com. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Bogdan Stoica gets quick 8 second high kick KO yesterday". liverkick.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "SuperKombat 2012 World Grand Prix II Results". liverkick.com. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Bogdan Stoica out of hospital, hopes to return by year's end". liverkick.com. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  10. ↑ Bogdan Stoica Back In Training After Injury
  11. ↑ "Bogdan Stoica will make his comeback at first K-1 show of 2013". youtube.com. 25 December 2012.
  12. ↑ SuperKombat WGP Fight Card, April 6
  13. ↑ SUPERKOMBAT 2013 WGP Live Updates
  14. ↑ SUPERKOMBAT® New Heroes in Dubai (UAE) on May 31, 2013
  15. ↑ K-1 Announces K-1 World Tour
  16. ↑ SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes Dubai Results: Stoica Continues to Dominate
  17. ↑ Full Card for August 30th's SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes
  18. ↑ The Stoica Brothers Earn a Pair of Finishes at SUPERKOMBAT Targoviste
  19. ↑ SUPERKOMBAT WGP IV in Giurgiu Card Announced
  20. ↑ Super Kombat Giurgiu set for October 12
  21. ↑ Weekend Results: SuperKombat WGP Giurgiu
  22. ↑ SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final Results
  23. ↑ Weekend Results: SuperKombat New Heroes 3.29.2014
  24. ↑ SUPERKOMBAT: New Heroes Results
  25. ↑ GLORY 17 Los Angeles Featuring PPV Tournament
  26. ↑ GLORY 17: 'Last Man Standing' 8-man middleweight PPV announced for June 21
  27. ↑ Glory 17 and Last Man Standing Live Results
  28. ↑ Glory's Last Man Standing Results
  29. ↑ Glory results: Artem Levin, Rico Verhoeven and Joseph Valtellini take home Glory gold
  30. ↑ "Castigatorii premiilor SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2011" (in Romanian). Gladiatorium. 4 December 2011.
  31. ↑ "Superkombat Special Edition on June 13rd in Zurich, Switzerland". SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship. April 8, 2015.

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