The undisputed former lightweight champion, Devin Haney, and his father are preparing for a court date on April 6th, after being arrested and charged with assault in New York earlier this year. The charges stem from their alleged involvement in a public fight at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, Haney, 27, and his father, Bill Haney, 55, were arrested on February 1 and each charged with second-degree assault, a misdemeanor. The charges relate to an incident that occurred on January 30, where Haney and several members of his family were involved in an altercation with welterweight boxer Delante “Tiger” Johnson.<\/p>\n
The fight was captured on video from multiple angles, including a live broadcast on DAZN, where Haney was making a media appearance before an event featuring Teofimo L\u00f3pez Jr. and Shakur Stevenson. Haney and Johnson had a long-standing online dispute before the physical confrontation in January.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred around 4 p.m. ET, when “two known individuals” hit a 27-year-old man several times before fleeing. The victim suffered bruises and “pain in the face and body”, being hospitalized in stable condition.<\/p>\n
Johnson’s manager confirmed that Johnson was the person assaulted.<\/p>\n
That same night, Haney downplayed the incident on his social media, posting: “NY is cold… I have to go turn myself in to jail in a few hours #Freemeeee”.<\/p>\n
Haney and his father, who is also his trainer, were arraigned in New York Criminal Court on February 18, both pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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