Evander Holyfield's 22-year-old son is less than 24 hours away from making his pro boxing debut on the undercard of Canelo vs. Kovalev ... and you better believe the Real Deal flew in to watch it go down in person.
Evan Holyfield is taking on Nick Winstead on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Vegas ... and says it's the opportunity he's been waiting for his entire life!
"It feels like Christmas right now!" Evan says ... "I'm not nervous, I'm excited!"
Evan's been fighting at the amateur lever for 10 years -- logging 80 fights before getting a shot at the pro level .