weight ▁title ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Alfonso ▁Gó mez ▁( 2 3 – 5 – 2 , ▁ 1 2 ▁K Os ) ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 ▁at ▁the ▁H P ▁Pav il ion ▁in ▁San ▁Jose , ▁California . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁fight ▁for ▁Gó mez ▁since ▁suffering ▁a ▁sixth - round ▁knock out ▁loss ▁to ▁Sa ul ▁Al vare z ▁( 3 7 – 0 – 1 ) ▁ten ▁months ▁prior . ▁Por ter ▁over c ame ▁a ▁cut ▁above ▁his ▁right ▁eye ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁and ▁a ▁nast y ▁g ash ▁in ▁the ▁t enth ▁that ▁sp anned ▁his ▁left ▁e y eb row ▁to ▁remain ▁un be aten . ▁The ▁jud ges ▁scored ▁the ▁bout ▁ 9 8 – 9 2 , ▁ 9 6 – 9 4 , ▁ 9 7 – 9 3 . ▁ ▁Por ter ▁vs . ▁Dí az ▁I , ▁II ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁Por ter ▁fought ▁on ▁the ▁under card ▁of ▁Khan - M ol ina ▁at ▁the ▁Sports ▁Arena ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁against ▁veter an ▁Mexican ▁former ▁world ▁champion ▁Jul io ▁Dí az ▁( 4 0 – 7 , ▁ 2 9 ▁K Os ). ▁The ▁fight ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁split ▁decision ▁draw ▁after ▁ 1 0 ▁r ounds ▁ 9 6 – 9 4 , ▁ 9 5 – 9 5 , ▁ 9 4 – 9 6 . ▁Por ter ▁started ▁the ▁fight ▁well ▁winning ▁the ▁opening ▁few ▁r ounds . ▁It ▁appeared ▁as ▁though