Liam Wilson's team have lodged a protest after he floored Emanuel Navarrete in the fourth round before losing their WBO world title fight by stoppage.
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Navarrete survived what Wilson's corner thought was a prolonged count and was hit again by Wilson's final punch of a dominant round. "I knocked him down in the fourth and thought the count was a bit longer than I thought [it should have been]," he said in the ring after the loss."I think it was about a 20-second count. Review it and see what happens there.It was Navarrete's 32nd consecutive win, dating back to 2012 and his 11th title fight, the victory making him the 10th Mexican to win titles in three divisions.
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