Gradus Kraus

Gradus Kraus (born 12 July 2001) is a Dutch professional boxer. He is the son of former Kickboxer Albert Kraus. He fights at Light heavyweight is currently ranked #26 by BoxRec and #12 by the IBF. He is trained by Peter Fury and his father Albert.

Amateur career In 2018, Gradus Kraus won his first gold in the Dutch Youth National Championships against Irishman David McDonagh.

In 2019, he participated in the EUBC European Youth Championships but got defeated in the Quarter Final by Nikolay Zafirov.

In 2021, Gradus became Dutch 81kg Amateur champion after knocking out Rick de Nooijer in the first round. He broke his hand during the fight.

In 2022, he won a silver medal at the EUBC U22 Championships after losing to Alfred Commey in the final.

In an interview in 2023, Gradus declared that he wanted to participate in the Olympics, and after this become a professional boxer. After this, he decided to become a professional boxer.

Professional boxing career Kraus made his professional boxing debut in 2024, quickly racking up 8 wins within 1 year, which is unusual in modern boxing. During this period Gradus went viral for dancing with his 3 year old daughter during his ring walks. His wins and fame earned him a fight for the European IBF title against Rostam Ibrahim. In the build up to the fight Kraus' promoter Izzy Asif said that this might be the last time people get to see him fight in the Netherlands for a while, claiming people might see him fight for a world title in 2026. As a result the fight was highly anticipated and sold out within 3 days. Gradus Kraus defeated Ibrahim by KO in the second round, claiming the European title.

He fought Boris Crighton in January 2026 and beat him in the second round after the referee stopped the fight. In May, he defeated Theo Brooks by TKO, also in the second round, moving Kraus up to #12 in the IBF rankings.

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