Ben Whittaker plans to move up through the weights once he has mopped up at light heavyweight.‘The Surgeon’ takes a big step towards achieving that goal on Saturday night when he locks horns with Conor Wallace in a 175lbs IBF final eliminator bout to determine the mandatory challenger for unified WBA, IBF and WBO champion Dmitry Bivol.Whittaker sees a switch to cruiserweight in his boxing futureGettyWhittaker believes a win will place him in a strong position to become the new face of the division as one era comes to a close and another draws near.“It’s a new age for the light-heavyweights,” Whittaker told a group of reporters, including talkSPORT.com. “Dmitry Bivol’s probably got one, two fights left. Artur Beterbiev has probably got one fight, two fights left. “David Benavidez is getting bigger and bigger, you know what I mean, so he’s probably gonna stay a cruiserweight or move up. “So the doors are opening, and the door opens when I win Saturday. “It’s a world title eliminator, it gets me number one, and it gets me in that position where I’ll be the new kid on the block.”Whittaker wants to test himself against BenavidezDavid Benavidez currently holds the fourth piece of the undisputed puzzle at light heavyweight, the WBC belt.However, he is expected to relinquish the green and gold strap in order to focus his attention on cruiserweight, where he recently claimed the WBA and WBO belts.While Benavidez seems to have left 175lbs in his rearview mirror, he hasn’t escaped Whittaker’s crosshairs, with the Olympic silver medallist insisting he would happily move up to cruiserweight to make it happen.“Never say never, you should see the size of my dad, I’ll be a heavyweight soon as well,” Whittaker quipped.Whittaker wants to take on Benavidez once he has done everything he has set out to do at light heavyweightGetty“It’s just part of the game; he’s a great fighter. “For his dad [Jose Benavidez Snr] to message me and to be mentioned in interviews, of course it’s a privilege, but at the end of the day, I’m my own person. “I’m in my own lane, but I would like that fight down the road. So after this, it’s Burger King, baby!“I want to make sure I dominate at my weight first. Light-heavyweight is my weight. “I did what I did at the amateurs at light-heavyweight. I’ve stayed at light-heavyweight as a pro. “I want to do everything I possibly can here, and then I would like to move up. I think it’d be good to go through the weights.”Watch Boxing on DAZN*If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenueSign up to DAZN to access the definitive subscription for boxing fans.Upgrade to DAZN Ultimate from just £24.99/month, guaranteeing access to 185+ fights annually, a minimum of 12 pay-per-views at no extra cost, as well as every Lega Serie A match and other elite football access.Alternatively, DAZN Standard is just £15.99/month, with the caveat you will have to pay for pay-per-view events.Click here to sign up.