A close bout was brought to a sudden end when both combatants went over the top rope at the end of the 5th round. Up to that point, Whittaker had landed 20 more jabs than Cameron, while Cameron had landed 8 more power punches than Whittaker. After Whittaker out-landed Cameron 65-45 over the first three rounds, Cameron out-landed Whittaker 44-36 over rounds four and five. Whittaker couldn’t continue after going over the top rope, so the fight went to the judge’s scorecards. One judge scored the fight 58-57 Whittaker, another judge scored it 58-57 for Cameron, and the third judge scored it a 58-58 draw.