Agit Kabayel doubled down on pursuing full world champion status after stopping Damian Knyba in three rounds Saturday night.

The Ring's No. 2-ranked heavyweight contender defended his WBC interim belt against the unbeaten Pole, as a raucous 12,000-strong crowd roared him on in Oberhausen, Germany during their frenetic DAZN headliner.

Queensberry CEO George Warren waxed lyrical about Kabayel (27-0, 19 KOs) being the centrepiece to build around in Germany as they seek to expand into international markets with more force going forward.

But besides creating one of the sport's best atmospheres in recent memory, Kabayel wants to capitalise on his ever-growing stardom by upgrading his interim belt to a full championship this year.

"I wait so long for this title shot, last time I beat three monsters in Riyadh Season, give me the world title fight, I am ready. Let's go," he said when asked what names he'd want next by Ade Oladipo immediately post-fight.

When the crowd were quizzed for who they wanted to see their man with next, an overwhelming Oleksandr Usyk chant reverberated around the Rudolf-Weber Arena before Kabayel's manager Spencer Brown was asked whether that matchup was possible.

"I think we can, yes. Of course it's down to Usyk, wherever you are, we're ready so come on," he declared.

Ring and unified world champion Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) is already in advanced negotiations to defend his titles against former long-time WBC beltholder Deontay Wilder in spring 2026, so if not him next, who else?

WBC's No. 1-rated operator Lawrence Okolie and longtime contender Filip Hrgovic were among the notable heavyweight contenders in attendance, though they don't interest him.

Fabio Wardley, who was elevated to full WBO champion in November and is The Ring's No. 1-rated player after Tyson Fury fell out of the rankings through inactivity, is another option and would be easier in theory given both are under the Queensberry promotional banner.

Once the adrenaline began to dissipate, he was honest when asked about next steps in German and English during the post-fight presser.

On the mention of an Okolie matchup, he replied: "What brings the other fights for me? I fought three big names in boxing -- Arslanbek Makhmudov, Frank Sanchez, Zhilei Zhang -- just fought another guy who hadn't lost in his career. What do I want with, no disrespect to Lawrence or the other guys, but I think I'm ready for the world title shot, please.

"Why are we making boxing so political? I'm the mandatory, give me the Usyk fight. I'm not interested in fighting Fury, he's my brother and has helped support me so much in my career, so no. Wardley, why not? We can make it in Germany or the UK, send me location."