By Danny Alvarez

Turkish super middleweight contender Avni “The Dentist” Yildirim, 25, lived up to his new moniker in Italy Saturday with a jaw-shattering first-round kayo against unsuspecting victim Alexander Sushchyts of Belarus.

Alexander Sushchyts dropped to 21-4-1 while Yildirim improved to 15-0 with 10 KOs, securing his WBC International title — and his mandatory position for the coveted green belt.

The bout ended in just 96 seconds after a vicious combination sent Sushchyts crumbling to the canvas under a barrage of power shots.

According to cornerman Ahmet Oner, their opponent came to fight but ultimately was rushed to the hospital with a bleeding gum and — and, you guessed it — two chipped teeth and one partially clipped canine.

“We hate the fact that we have to do this to these guys,” Oner said. “They’re nice young kids. They deserve pretty smiles. But when I unleash Avni, they have two choices: run out the ring or get ready to get dentures. There’s no other way.”

With a title shot hanging in the balance, Oner says the camp will now regroup and wait for the outcome of Callum Smith and Anthony Dirrell in their upcoming fight for the vacant 168 WBC title.

“It doesn’t matter who, either one. We’ll go to London Bridge and smack Smith around or we will come to America and make Dirrell cry like his brother after Arthur Abraham knocked him out.”

Sampson Lewkowicz recently said his charge David Benavides could fight an eliminator next, opening up the gates for a potential all-action matchup vs. Yildirim.

"We're already next in line for the winner for the WBC title vs. the winner of Smith and Dirrell so we don't really need Benavides," Oner said. "But at the same time, Avni's not afraid of anybody. If Benavides wants to see Avni, no problem, he will take his teeth too.

"He's too strong for Benavides, his manpower and body power is too much. He's like a Joe Louis or Marciano of that division. Like I told you recently, we really want Golovkin, whenever he's ready to come up to 168. And we can get a Tommy Hearns vs. Marvin Hagler type clash."