Nevada boxing officials said Friday they will fine and probably suspend welterweight Lloyd Honeyghan after the British fighter tested positive for a painkilling drug after his fight against Marlon Starling.

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Ghanem said Honeyghan and his handlers were specifically warned before the fight that they must clear any medications they planned to use with the commission. But they still went ahead and secretly injected lidocaine into the boxer.

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