Stablemaster Miyagino, former yokozuna Hakuho, returns to his stable after attending a Japan Sumo Association compliance committee in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2024. (Kyodo)

TOKYO - Record-setting former yokozuna Hakuho will likely be demoted and fined by the Japan Sumo Association over reports of repeated violence by his 22-year-old protege Hokuseiho, a JSA source told Kyodo News on Wednesday.