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De la Hoya handed 90-day suspension

Oscar de la Hoya has had his licence suspended for 90 days © Getty Images

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Amir Khan's promoter Oscar de la Hoya has been slapped with a three-month ban in New York.

De la Hoya received the suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission after his company, Golden Boy Promotions, failed to submit the necessary paperwork following Khan's world title defence against Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden in May.

Ralph Petrillo, the NYSAC director of boxing notified Golden Boy of the suspension on Friday.

"The reason that it was issued was the lack of disclosure of information on their previous show at Madison Square Garden related to their promotional agreements," Petrillo said.

While De la Hoya's licence suspension only applies in New York State, it is possible that other states may decline to deal with Golden Boy until the issue is resolved.

In a statement on their website Golden Boy accepted their wrongdoing, but insisted it had been an innocent mistake.

"Although innocent, these errors were not consistent with or reflective of Golden Boy's commitment to fairness, honesty and transparency in the sport of boxing," the statement said. "New York counsel for Golden Boy has already spoken to representatives of the NYSAC this morning, and has apologized for Golden Boy's mistakes."

New York lawyer Judd Burstein, who is representing Golden Boy, told ESPN.com the paperwork was turned over to the commission Monday.

"The commission is not wrong. Their unhappiness was well justified," he said. "There were innocent errors of omission by Golden Boy. I became involved on Friday. Since then every single document the commission requested has been provided. We're in talks with the commission to resolve this matter. There's nothing to hide."

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