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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. 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The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed.Premier League spending in a single season has gone over £1bn for the first time this term after a lively finish to the January transfer window. Top flight clubs have spent £172.65m over the last month to go into 10 figures for the first time in the competitions 24-year history.Newcastle parted with the most cash, paying out £29m as they brought Andros Townsend, Jonjo Shelvey and Henri Saivet to St James Park. The Magpies outlay means they spent more than the 20 clubs in La Liga combined. Mersons transfer window grades Did your club get the players they needed? Stoke, meanwhile, paid the highest single fee as they recruited Porto midfielder Giannelli Imbula for £18.3m just minutes before the window closed on Monday night.Norwich made the most new signings with eight players coming in while Bournemouth, Sunderland, Watford and Newcastle all brought in five.Indeed, only Manchester United, Tottenham and bottom side Aston Villa failed to bring in any reinforcements in the biggest January window for five years. Giannelli Imbula cost Stoke a club record £18.3m from Porto Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said: Premier League clubs have chosen to spend significantly in this years January transfer window.A total spend of (almost) £175m this window has contributed to Premier League clubs passing the £1billion threshold for spending in a season for the first time.Notably, this Januarys spending has been driven in large part by clubs in the bottom half of the table. Newcastle were Januarys biggest spenders as they brought in three players including Andros Townsend The new broadcast deal for Premier League clubs from next season and the threat of missing out through relegation is contributing to clubs investing in an attempt to stay in the league.Of the money spent in January, £110m went to overseas clubs compared with £65m 12 months ago.Around £40m was spent on Deadline Day itself and Newcastle spent more money in January than all of La Liga combined.Notably, the clubs in the Premier Leagues bottom six accounted for £90m - while the Championships leading sides were responsible for 70 per cent of the £35m spent at that level. Jordan Rhodes joined Middlesbrough from Blackburn as Championship clubs spent £35m Alexander Thorpe, senior manager in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, added: The prospect of increased revenue from the new broadcast deals starting next season has encouraged clubs at the lower end of the Premier League to invest this window.So too have we seen significant spending by those clubs aspiring to Premier League status with spending by Championship clubs totalling over £30m this January. Premier League clubs spending Club Money spent Newcastle ￡29m Norwich ￡20.dddddddddddd3m Stoke ￡18.3m Watford ￡18.2m Bournemouth ￡17.2m Everton ￡16.5m Sunderland ￡14.75m Leicester ￡8.95m Swansea ￡8m Liverpool ￡5.1m Arsenal ￡5m Southampton ￡4m West Ham ￡3.75m Chelsea ￡3.5m Man City ￡0.15m Crystal Palace ￡0m West Brom ￡0m Aston Villa ￡0m Man Utd ￡0m Tottenham ￡0m Also See: Transfer Centre LIVE! Top 10 Premier League deals All the Deadline Day deals Club-by-club ins and outs ' ' '