The 24-year-old from Oss, Netherlands has won all 10 fights to date, with nine opponents beeing stopped in the first two rounds.<\/p>\n
Kraus<\/a> will take the next step in his burgeoning career when facing unbeaten Theo Brooks in a scheduled eight-round contest at Topsportcentrum, Rotterdam, on Saturday.”I’m happy with him because he won all his fight, almost all by KO,” Kraus told The Ring<\/a>. “I think he’s a tough guy and also had a lot of amateur fights, it’s a good opponent.”The Dutchman is coming off an impressive second-round stoppage over Boris Crighton<\/a> on his promotional debut with Boxxer on January 31.<\/p>\n “It was the first time I had fought southpaw; we wanted to do that, it was one of our game plans,” he said. “I dropped him three times in the second round with body shots. It was a good fight, nice opponent, nice name, he had given good fights to other opponents and I beat him in two rounds, so think I did a good job.”<\/p>\n Kraus will return home for his upcoming fight with Brooks as he continues to build his following in The Netherlands.<\/p>\n “I like to fight in The Netherlands because it’s my home country and a lot of fans watch me there,” he said. <\/p>\n “I can’t wait to fight for Boxxer again in the UK, though. For me, it doesn’t matter if we fight in the UK or the Netherlands, I like to fight.”<\/p>\n Kraus, currently trained by father and nine-time kickboxing world champion Albert, began his journey as an eight-year-old. Although initially immersed in the same sport his father excelled at, he later switched to boxing and now also benefits from the wisdom of Peter Fury.<\/p>\n “I wanted to go pro four years ago but Peter told me, ‘Stay, keep going in the amateurs, learn a lot,'” recounts Kraus, who openly admits to losing between 15 and 20 times during his 86-fight amateur stint.<\/p>\n “That’s what I did. He also said it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, because you’re only making steps [to improve].”<\/p>\n In the unpaid code, Kraus won silver at the 2022 under-22 European championships but was unable to qualify for the Olympics before turning over. Nonetheless, his father believes this is a far more natural fit for his son.<\/p>\n “He was never really interested in the amateur fights,” said Kraus Sr. “He has improved maybe even faster than we expected.”<\/p>\n So far, Kraus’ power has told in his fights and that highlight reel ability has allowed him to remain active thus far.<\/p>\n “I like to be active, I like to fight,” he said. “Almost all my fights, I finished in the first or second rounds. I don’t have injuries, so every fight when I win, I can’t wait to get another fight and that’s how it goes.<\/p>\n “I hope after May 9, three fights more [fights this year], I hope to be in the world’s top 10 and at the beginning of next year, a title shot. We’ll see how it goes, how Boxxer can get me some good opportunities, I can beat some good names and then step up to the top.”<\/p>\n