 As per routine, cuts opened up around Katsidis' face early on, together with a visibly swollen jaw in the closing rounds.At the end of the contest, the judges were split with 118–110 and 115–113 for Katsidis and 116–112 for Escobedo.Having reclaimed the interim title, Katsidis was made to wait several months to see if a mandatory title bout with Juan Manuel Márquez would materialise.