B AT ▁New ▁Hero es ▁ 7 ▁P lo ie ști , ▁Roman ia ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁during ▁the ▁Gl ory ▁ 1 5 : ▁Ist an bul ▁broadcast ▁that ▁Sto ica ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁f igh ters ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁Gl ory ▁ 1 7 : ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁- ▁Last ▁Man ▁Stand ing ▁middle weight ▁tournament ▁in ▁In gle wood , ▁California , ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Sto ica ▁was ▁knock ed ▁out ▁by ▁Wayne ▁Bar rett ▁in ▁round ▁three ▁of ▁their ▁quarter final ▁match ▁when ▁the ▁American ▁counter ed ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁pat ented ▁flying ▁kne es ▁with ▁a ▁v icious ▁left ▁hook . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁S UP ER K OM B AT . ▁For ▁this ▁match , ▁Sto ica ▁faced ▁Arist ote ▁Qu it us isa ▁at ▁S UP ER K OM B AT ▁World ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Final ▁El im ination ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁five ▁quarter - final s ▁match ▁up . ▁He ▁lost ▁the ▁fight ▁via ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁ ▁Back ▁on ▁Track ▁Res pect ▁G ym ' s ▁Bog dan ▁Sto ica ▁met ▁Alexand ru ▁Neg rea ▁in ▁a ▁reserve ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁Light ▁He avy weight ▁Tournament ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1