ESPN's Dan Rafael scored the fight 114–111 in favour of Khan. HBO's unofficial scorer, Harold Lederman, scored it 113–112, also for Khan. Deadspin described it as a robbery. After the fight, Khan said, "It was like I was against two people, the referee and Lamont himself. I was the cleaner fighter; he was so wild. The referee wasn't giving me a chance. I heard the referee give me a warning pushing, but there was nothing I could do. He kept coming in with his head. There hasn't been boxing in D.C. for the last [18 years because this is what happens." Khan earned a base purse of $1.1million, while Peterson earned a career-high $650,000 purse.