by David P. Greisman

Lou DiBella had a beer in his hand as he sat behind the table onstage, presiding over the media room at Barclays Center as he often does after “Premier Boxing Champions” cards and other shows featuring fighters advised by Al Haymon.

It had been a good night for boxing. The main event, Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter, was an entertaining battle. So was the co-feature, in which Jarrett Hurd stopped Oscar Molina. There had been enjoyable action which the crowd seemed to appreciate. And he definitely appreciated the crowd.

“It did well over 1.1 million [dollars] at the gate, which is the highest grossing boxing event in the history of the Barclays Center,” DiBella said afterward. “It was one of the biggest crowds ever for a match at the boxing center. It was not the biggest, but it was No. 2, which I think is tremendous for a beautiful Saturday night in the summer.”

BoxRec lists 18 shows that have taken place at the arena in Brooklyn since 2012. Thurman-Porter had an announced attendance of 12,718, surpassing the announced attendance of 12,668 for Deontay Wilder vs. Artur Szpilka earlier this year.

The record-holder is Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah, which had an announced attendance of 13,048.

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