Joseph Parker refused to take direct aim at referee Howard Foster after his contentious defeat to Fabio Wardley.

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He was ahead on the judges' scorecards in the eleventh round despite a brutal back and forth affair.

But a huge barrage of shots from Wardley were unleashed in the penultimate stanza, with Parker throwing very little back in response to the onslaught.

The contest was then waved off in hugely controversial fashion, with Parker still trying to slip the shots and on his feet against the ropes.

Backlash was like wil

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