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D.C. native Lamont Peterson might be fighting again soon, but it might not be against anyone unfamiliar.

USA Today reports that the World Boxing Association today granted Amir Khan a rematch against Peterson, agreeing that enough evidence existed of shenanigans from his December bout in D.C. with Peterson to merit doing the whole thing over again. Should they fight again, Khan will be able to recover the two championship belts he lost to Peterson.

That, of course, is a big if. The International Boxing Federation, another of the sport’s governing bodies, is holding an appeal hearing next Wednesday, and that could go for Peterson. Moreover, as ESPN writes, Peterson could just vacate the championship belts altogether and fight in another weight class instead:

Despite the WBA order, Peterson is not bound to a rematch. He could vacate the belt. He is also one of the leading candidates to land a June fight against welterweight titleholder Manny Pacquiao, one of boxing’s two biggest stars. Peterson could move up in weight if that fight is offered to him and earn far more than he could earn in a rematch with Khan.

Peterson has also said that he thinks Khan is being something of a sore loser about the whole thing, and he may not feel like reliving their December fight.

UPDATE, 5:10 p.m.: In a press release, Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) has called for any possible rematch to be held at the Verizon Center.

“The WBA and the IBF have the authority to order a rematch. However, Peterson is the champion and should dictate where the rematch will be held. The fight at the Convention Center drew nearly 10,000 spectators. With the controversy, interest and the exciting boxing performance put on by Peterson-Kahn on December 10th, the Verizon Center should command a sellout crowd of 20,000,” he said.

Well, sure, but since the District’s recent lack of high-level boxing promotion is partly being held up as the reason the rematch is being called to begin with, our guess is that Khan will want a fight on neutral ground.