By Ronnie Nathanielsz

The son of NBA great Julius Erving isn’t into basketball. He’s into boxing and will make his professional debut at the Adamsville Recreation Center along Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday (Saturday in Manila .)

A report from Atlanta said that “Friday Night Fights” will stage a red carpet, star-studded event filled with live performances and a surprise celebrity guest to sing the National Anthem while the main event features Julius  Erving III and Kantrell Cameron.

Eddie Hearn calls out Devin Haney | Is he just jealous of the Brian Norman Jr. fight?

Promoter Eddie Hearn says Devin Haney has "fallen out of love" with boxing, but Haney's father, Bill, and boxing experts Paulie Malignaggi and Chris Algieri disagree. They discuss Haney's career strategy and upcoming fight against Brian Norman Jr.

Thursday | Sep 4, 2025

It said “the time has come for them to make history and leave one man standing with a 1-0 record from the skilled jabs and right hooks.”

Trained by two-time world champion Yahya McClain, Julius Erving III is “guaranteed to deliver an impressive fight” and although he may not have followed in the footsteps of his father, NBA legend and basketball Hall-of-Famer Julius Erving aka Dr. J he has made a slam dunk record of his own in the music industry representing recording artists like Mario, Floetry, Cassidy and Danidy Kane just to name a few.”