Joseph Parkers fourth-round knockout win on Thursday was surrounded in controversy after it was claimed the referee counted out Solomon Haumono too quickly in Christchurch, New Zealand.Parker (20-0, 17 KOs) dropped his New Zealand-born Australian opponent with a right uppercut to the jaw but as former National Rugby League player Haumono got to his feet, 77-year-old referee Bruce McTavish finished counting and then waved the fight off at the Horncastle Arena.The win kept New Zealander Parker on course for a shot at Briton Anthony Joshuas IBF world heavyweight title but David Kettle, the timekeeper for his win over Haumono, says McTavish got the count wrong.We counted one, two, three, and the referee came in with a seven, so he missed four seconds, Kettle, from the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association, told the Sydney Daily Telegraph.The referee started in the wrong position; he should have started at four, but he started at seven.Haumono (24-3-2, 21 KOs), 40, has launched a protest with the WBO and WBC governing bodies, but he was on unsteady legs when he got to his feet after Parker had dominated the 12-round bout for the fringe WBO Oriental and OPBF heavyweight titles.I believe I was forcing the fight, got caught with a shot, was regathering my thoughts and was ready to go on, Haumono said. Unfortunately the referee seemed to think otherwise.Parker became Joshuas mandatory challenger with a unanimous points victory over Carlos Takam in May but this was an easier win for Parker, who is trained by Kevin Barry at a gym in Las Vegas.The 24-year-old hurt Haumono with a barrage of hooks in the second round, but was then caught with a big right against the ropes in the third round after leaving himself wide open.That scare at the end of the third round prompted a quick response from Parker, who was working neatly behind his jab until unloading a vicious right uppercut on Haumonos chin in the fourth round.Haumono got up on unsteady legs just as McTavish finished his count and the official then waved the fight off. McTavish then explained to Haumonos corner that he got up too late. The former Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles players team later protested against the stoppage, and unbeaten Parkers team are due to make an announcement about his next fight on Tuesday.The count wasnt clear, it wasnt loud or precise, trainer Justin Fortune said. Its not because were sore losers or anything like that, its about the fact [the referee] actually got it wrong.A rematch with Haumono could now be on the cards after the controversial count. I was slack on the jab, but when I started throwing the jab more in the fourth round it set up the right uppercut, which he didnt see coming, Parker said.Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs), the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, has yet to make an announcement on his future plans after winning the IBF belt in April from Charles Martin and then making a first defense against Dominic Breazeale in June.The Briton is due to box again in Manchester or London in November, or early next year.Jackie Bradley Jr. Red Sox Jersey . 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