A few hours before Keith Thurman won a split decision against Danny Garcia to unify welterweight world titles on Saturday night at Brooklyn's Barclays Center in one of the year's most significant ...
Porter and Berto, longtime friends, will do battle in a world title elimination bout that will headline a Showtime-televised card on April 22 (9 p.m. ET) at Barclays Center in a fight that will determine one of Thurman's mandatory challengers.
That means Porter could earn a rematch of his razor-close, action-packed decision loss to Thurman in their title fight this past June at Barclays Center, or Berto could earn a chance to reclaim the 147-pound title belt he once held.
Either way, the Porter-Berto pairing shapes up as a fan-friendly fight in boxing's deepest weight class.