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Boxing commentators have blown up after watching Joseph Parker suffer a controversial knockout defeat on Sunday morning. The Kiwi former heavyweight world champ was stopped by Fabio Wardley in incredible scenes with many boxing figures calling the referee’s actions “terrible”. The roof of the O2 Arena in London was almost blown off as Wardley mounted an incredible comeback late in the fight to set up a potential showdown with heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk. UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev | SUN 16 NOV 2PM AEDT | Australia’s own Jack Della Maddalena puts his welterweight title on the line against Pound for Pound great and former lightweight champ Islam Makhachev in a blockbuster night of fights, live from New York City. | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports. Parker dominated the early rounds of the fight, but everything changed in the 10th round when Wardley began to rock his opponent with thunderous shots to the head and body. Despite this, parker appeared to be stable on his feet and was continuing to defend himself when he was backed onto the ropes in the 11th round. The 33-year-old did not help his case when he ducked his head and held back from throwing punches of his own — and it proved disastrous when referee Howard Foster stopped the contest. Joseph Parker was still on his feet. Photo: DAZN. Fabio Wardley had Joseph Parker on the ropes. Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) Fabio Wardley punches Joseph Parker. Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) Parker appeared furious and gave Foster a slight nudge as Wardley turned to celebrate with his corner and collapsed from the emotion of the moment. Boxing commentators have widely suggested Parker may have held on to win the fight if it went the distance with many boxing analysts suggesting Parker would have been ahead 96-94 heading into the eleventh. Boxing guru Dan Rafael posted on X: “Watching the replay and the stoppage was even worse than I thought. Terrible”. Boxing promoter Lou DiBella was also scathing. Copied URL to clipboard codesports.com.au Parker STOPPED in "Seismic Shock!" Boxing: Joseph Parker was on the receiving end of a shocking upset after suffering a TKO loss to... “That stoppage was horrendous,” he posted on X. “This was stopped against an A level fighter without any sense of danger or necessity. Just. F***ing. Awful.” Leading combat sports presenter Ariel Helwani posted: “Absurd stoppage. Per the broadcast, Parker was up 6 rounds, 2 rounds and even. “Was Wardley pouring it on? Yes. But both men were having moments. No knockdowns. A fighter of Parker’s caliber deserved WAY more time. “Parker has been screwed six ways over the past year. And now this. Awful. No justice for the Big Uce. “I’m livid. WTF. Fantastic fight but awful stoppage. Run it back. That is not right.” Sports journalist Chris Mannix wrote: “Bad stoppage. Full stop. Too early. Too much at stake”. Joseph Parker also landed plenty. Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) Joseph Parker punches Fabio Wardley. Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images. Parker now faces an uphill battle to ever fight his back towards a title fight. Wardley, meanwhile, now owns Parker’s WBO interim heavyweight title and is the mandatory challenger to Usyk’s undisputed belts. Wardley was formerly the WBA interim champion. He collapsed after Foster cut in to separate the fighters. He naturally called out Usyk when handed the microphone in the ring. “Usyk, where are you,” he told the roaring crowd. “We planned for this, all credit to Parker he gets all the respect from me, he took everything I threw at him and didn’t want to go. “We knew he was tough and stubborn and he knew we had to pick our spots. “What I lack in experience, I make up for in chin, heart and will. “It hasn’t sunk in yet. Everyone said I wouldn’t make it or go anywhere. “I am not taking things away from Joe but I was never hurt or buzzed, I made mistakes. “I am not the perfect amateur with footwork but I get the job done. “I keep going and I throw punches until the ref makes me stop.” Join the conversation (2 Comments) Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. Don't have an account? Join the conversation, you are commenting as More related stories UFC rocked by sickening incident, champ booed One of the biggest UFC fights of the year has been stopped after a sickening incident unfolded before angry spectators started booing a world champ. Controversial boxer’s 94sec KO on return A controversial boxer who shot to prominence during the Paris Olympics has dominated after utilising a loophole to return to the ring. ‘Powerful’: Slain UFC fighter’s farewell Slain former UFC star Suman Mokhtarian has been given an emotional send-off by family and friends in a Sydney funeral. 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