▁highest ▁attend ance ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Bar cl ays ▁Center , ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁pay ing ▁customers ▁in ▁attend ance . ▁Premier ▁Box ing ▁Champions ▁voted ▁the ▁bout ▁as ▁their ▁' F ight ▁of ▁the ▁Year '. ▁ ▁Por ter ▁vs . ▁Ber to ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁deal ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁being ▁made ▁between ▁Por ter ▁and ▁former ▁Wel ter weight ▁world ▁champion ▁Andre ▁Ber to ▁( 3 1 – 4 , ▁ 2 4 ▁K Os ). ▁On ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁officially ▁confirmed ▁the ▁fight ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Bar cl ays ▁Center ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁CBS ▁confirm ing ▁Show time ▁would ▁te lev ise ▁the ▁bout . ▁Half way ▁through ▁the ▁press ▁conference , ▁prom oter ▁Lou ▁Di B ella ▁conf essed ▁that ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁from ▁W BC ▁president ▁Maur icio ▁S ula iman ▁and ▁he ▁reported ▁the ▁fight ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁final ▁elimin ator . ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁Keith ▁Th ur man ▁defeated ▁D anny ▁García ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁new ▁W BA ▁and ▁W BC ▁un ified ▁Wel ter weight ▁champion . ▁ ▁In ▁front ▁of ▁ 9 , 1 1 8 , ▁Por ter ▁earned ▁another ▁world ▁title ▁fight ▁against ▁Th ur man ▁after ▁he ▁stopped ▁Ber to ▁inside ▁the ▁distance . ▁Por ter ▁used ▁power