Nevada governor signs law funding boxer drug tests

(AP) - More money will be available to test boxers and mixed martial arts fighters in Nevada for steroids.

Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday signed a law allowing money from an existing ticket fee to pay for random drug screenings at any time including training periods.

Current law attaches a fee to tickets for live professional fights. The Nevada Athletic Commission gets $1 per person for large events and 50 cents for smaller fights that gross less than $500,000.

The money goes to grants to support organizations promoting amateur fights in Nevada.

The new law allows the athletic commission to divert some of the money to test amateur or professional fighters for performance-enhancing drugs that create an unfair advantage.

It goes into effect July 1.