Unified light-heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol is regarded as the very best at 175lbs, but there is a new player in the division who believes that he can be the first to knock the slick Russian out. Speaking to TalkSPORT Boxing, after a first-minute knockout of Sean Hemphill, Dutch light-heavyweight Gradus Kraus admitted that he cannot wait to face the likes of Bivol and knock them out. “I want to make rounds, but you see I am too good for these guys and I know that I am the best in the world, I will be a future world champion. “I can’t wait to step up in the ring against [guys] like Bivol and then I will show the world that I also knock them out because my power is too much.” Meanwhile, the unified champion has been ordered to face WBO mandatory challenger Callum Smith, though he may instead vacate the belt to make the third fight with Beterbiev.