Lamont Peterson after his December defeat of Amir Khan at the Washington Convention Center (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

After weeks of out-of-the-ring sparring over the result of their last bout, D.C. native Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan will battle it out again on May 19 in Las Vegas.

The Post reports that the two have agreed to re-fight the December match that Peterson won after the a split decision by the judges. Khan wasn’t willing to let the super lightweight boxing championship belts go so easily, though — he complained of ring-side shenanigans and filed appeals with two of the sport’s governing bodies. The controversy reached such a fevered pitch that a D.C. Council committee went so far as to hold a hearing on the issue last week, hoping to head off any damage to the city’s reputation as a boxing destination. (It’s no surprise, though, that the rematch won’t be happening here.)

Regardless of the outcome, it looks like the rematch will be good for both Peterson and Khan — the Post reports that they’ll each be taking home $1.5 million just for stepping into the ring. Part of the agreement also stipulates that Peterson’s next fight after the rematch be in the District.

Predictably, Peterson is already talking some good trash. “I just want to fight him again because it was a good fight. It’s a fight that the fans wanted, so that’s just what I’m trying to focus on right now, just giving the fans what they want, and once I beat him again, I just don’t want to hear his mouth again,” he said.