Lamont Peterson (R) fights Amir Khan of England (L) during a boxing match. Photo / Getty Images
Hometown favorite Lamont Peterson won a contentious split-decision over champion Amir Khan to capture the WBA and IBF junior welterweight titles.
Peterson, helped by referee Joe Cooper taking two points away from Khan for pushing in the seventh and 12th rounds, received scores of 113-112 on two judge's cards. The other had Khan winning 115-110.
Khan, who was favored to win in his sixth title defence, started out strongly, scoring the only knockdown in the fight late in the first round.
Peterson began his counterattack in the third round, hitting Khan with a series of blows to the head, buckling his knee.
Spurred on by his home crowd in the first championship fight held in Washington since 1993, Peterson improved to 30-1-1. Khan is 26-2.
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