“I knew I was against it. The scales debacle a day before, then the ref’s doing that.

“For us to cause the upset, they would have hated that ... it was easy for them to sabotage because they had power in other areas.”

A protest was immediately lodged by promoter No Limit, one the Arizona Boxing Commission will review on February 15.

Wilson’s team want the bout declared a no-contest, which would strip Navarrete of the belt and wipe the loss off the Queenslander’s record.

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“I definitely want a re-match if it’s for the exact same position,” Wilson said, confirming Navarrete hadn’t dismissed the idea of an Australian rematch “if the money was right”.

“It has to be to win a world title; I wouldn’t do a re-match for nothing ... [and] I would love to do it in Australia.”

Helping Wilson’s case is support from the wider boxing community, with respected US analysts backing what could otherwise be viewed as spurious claims.

“It was a piss take, but we hate talking like this,” Wilson’s coach Ben Harrington said.

“We’re real boxing people. Saying, ‘We’re robbed’ is not us and it’s not Navarrete’s fault either. The last thing you want to do is cry foul, but it’s just so blatant that you can’t not.

“Unfortunately, it’s pretty common in boxing; judge corruption, long eight counts.”

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