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I’ve published this article for MainEventNL about two weeks ago but forgot to post it on Sherdog, so here we go (translated):
Dutch boxing prospect Gradus Kraus defeats two-time Olympic gold medalist
Gradus Kraus, 22-years-old, achieved the biggest victory of his young career last Saturday.
“The Hurricane” took on Cuba's Arlen López Cardona at IBA Champions' Night in Monaco, where he won a unanimous decision over 5 rounds of boxing.
An extremely impressive performance by Gradus Kraus. His opponent, Arlen López Cardona, is a decorated boxer who has built an impressive resume during his career by achieving several successes.
The highly accomplished Cuban boxer won a gold medal at the 2016 (Rio de Janeiro) and 2020 (Tokyo) Olympic Games. He also won gold at the 2015 World Championships.
With 157 wins in 184 amateur bouts, López is considered the best light-heavyweight (175lbs/79kg) boxer from Cuba, a country known for its rich boxing history.
However, professional boxing was illegal over there until recently. Fortunately, professional boxing has been allowed again in Cuba since April 2022, which means that many top boxers such as Arlen López finally had the opportunity to also fight professionally.
López has since amassed a professional boxing record of 2–0, with both victories coming via first-round knockouts.
Back to Gradus Kraus:
His last name will sound familiar to many martial arts fans. He’s the only son of the very first K-1 MAX champion, Albert Kraus.
Gradus started his fight-career in kickboxing, just like his father. Having won several championships as a youth fighter, Gradus was seen as a great kickboxing talent, though a few years ago he set his sights on traditional boxing.
Gradus Kraus has been doing very well since his switch to boxing. He currently fights for Team NL and his goal is to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The next step is a career in professional boxing.
Having beaten Arlen López will certainly help Gradus to make a name for himself in the world of boxing, as will Gradus Kraus' relationship with top coach Peter Fury (father of Hughie and uncle of Tyson Fury) with whom the young Dutchman trains very regularly. Just like Gradus’ father Albert Kraus did/does, because of his close relationship with Dennis Krauweel, (headcoach of Rico Verhoeven) who has always worked together with Fury’s camp a lot.
Dutch boxing prospect Gradus Kraus defeats two-time Olympic gold medalist
Gradus Kraus, 22-years-old, achieved the biggest victory of his young career last Saturday.
“The Hurricane” took on Cuba's Arlen López Cardona at IBA Champions' Night in Monaco, where he won a unanimous decision over 5 rounds of boxing.
An extremely impressive performance by Gradus Kraus. His opponent, Arlen López Cardona, is a decorated boxer who has built an impressive resume during his career by achieving several successes.
The highly accomplished Cuban boxer won a gold medal at the 2016 (Rio de Janeiro) and 2020 (Tokyo) Olympic Games. He also won gold at the 2015 World Championships.
With 157 wins in 184 amateur bouts, López is considered the best light-heavyweight (175lbs/79kg) boxer from Cuba, a country known for its rich boxing history.
However, professional boxing was illegal over there until recently. Fortunately, professional boxing has been allowed again in Cuba since April 2022, which means that many top boxers such as Arlen López finally had the opportunity to also fight professionally.
López has since amassed a professional boxing record of 2–0, with both victories coming via first-round knockouts.
Back to Gradus Kraus:
His last name will sound familiar to many martial arts fans. He’s the only son of the very first K-1 MAX champion, Albert Kraus.
Gradus started his fight-career in kickboxing, just like his father. Having won several championships as a youth fighter, Gradus was seen as a great kickboxing talent, though a few years ago he set his sights on traditional boxing.
Gradus Kraus has been doing very well since his switch to boxing. He currently fights for Team NL and his goal is to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The next step is a career in professional boxing.
Having beaten Arlen López will certainly help Gradus to make a name for himself in the world of boxing, as will Gradus Kraus' relationship with top coach Peter Fury (father of Hughie and uncle of Tyson Fury) with whom the young Dutchman trains very regularly. Just like Gradus’ father Albert Kraus did/does, because of his close relationship with Dennis Krauweel, (headcoach of Rico Verhoeven) who has always worked together with Fury’s camp a lot.
