Bogdan Stoica beats Todd Hutchings, wins middleweight world title 4-1

Bogdan Stoica did more than beat Todd Hutchings at East vs West 24. He turned a matchup that often rewards grinding pressure and hand-fight survival into a clean title transfer, winning 4-1 to take the East vs West Right Arm Middleweight World Championship on June 6, 2026.

The score mattered because Hutchings, known throughout the sport as Toddzilla, usually drags opponents into a long, punishing fight where power, strap work and hand control decide the outcome. Stoica refused to let it become that kind of match. In a Best of 7 on the right arm, he solved Hutchings often enough to make the result look decisive rather than close, and East vs West’s own post described Stoica as “a new king of the middleweights” after the bout.

Stoica’s profile makes the result look even less accidental. Gold’s Arm lists the Romanian puller at 42 years old, 221 pounds and 7-1, a résumé that fit a title shot built on momentum rather than hype. He also arrived with a recent win over Nugzari Chikadze at East vs West 22 on February 28, 2026, a result that placed him firmly in the title conversation before he ever sat down across from Hutchings at EVW 24.

The belt change is significant beyond one matchup because middleweight championships at this level often reshape how the entire class is viewed. A 4-1 win over a veteran like Hutchings gives Stoica a clear claim to the 95 kg lane and forces a reset in how the division is ranked, matched and promoted. East vs West backed up the result with a post-match interview featuring Stoica, signaling that the promotion is already building around its new champion.

For Hutchings, the loss ends another run at a familiar top-level prize. For Stoica, it was the kind of title win that does not leave much debate: he outlasted, outworked and outmaneuvered one of arm wrestling’s most recognizable names, and he did it with a scoreline that left the middleweight belt unmistakably in new hands.