ter ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁St ow - M un roe ▁F alls ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁There ▁he ▁earned ▁all ▁conference ▁in ▁football ▁his ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁year . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Por ter ▁is ▁trained ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁Ken ny ▁Por ter , ▁located ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada . ▁ ▁Middle weight ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Por ter ▁began ▁his ▁pro ▁career ▁at ▁ 1 6 5 ½ l bs ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁at ▁the ▁W ic om ico ▁C iv ic ▁Center ▁in ▁Sal is bury , ▁Maryland , ▁USA . ▁His ▁oppon ent ▁was ▁Norman ▁Johnson . ▁Por ter ▁won ▁the ▁fight ▁via ▁first - round ▁T K O . ▁In ▁his ▁ 5 th ▁professional ▁fight , ▁Por ter ▁faced ▁off ▁against ▁ 3 1 ▁year ▁old ▁C ory ▁Jones ▁( 4 – 3 , ▁ 1 ▁K O ) ▁on ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Por ter ▁won ▁the ▁fight ▁after ▁ 4 ▁r ounds ▁via ▁un anim ous ▁decision ▁( 4 0 – 3 3 , ▁ 4 0 – 3 3 , ▁ 3 9 – 3 5 ). ▁Jones ▁was ▁knock ed ▁down ▁twice ▁in ▁round ▁ 1 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Por ter ▁defeated ▁E loy ▁Su are z ▁( 1 0 – 4 , ▁ 5 ▁K Os ) ▁via ▁ 1 st - round ▁T K