Haney and his father scheduled for court appearance on April 6 following assault arrest.

Former undisputed lightweight boxing champion Devin Haney and his father are scheduled for a court appearance on April 6 following their arrest and subsequent charges of assault in New York earlier this year, linked to their alleged involvement in a public altercation at Madison Square Garden.

As per court documents, Haney, 27, and his father, Bill, 55, were taken into custody on February 1 and each faced misdemeanor assault charges. These charges arose from an incident on January 30, during which Haney and several family members were involved in a confrontation with welterweight boxer Delante “Tiger” Johnson.

The altercation was recorded from various angles, including a live broadcast on DAZN, where Haney was participating in a media event prior to a match featuring Teofimo Lopez Jr. and Shakur Stevenson. Haney and Johnson had a longstanding online rivalry prior to the physical confrontation in January.

A representative for the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information informed ESPN on Friday that the incident took place around 4 p.m. ET, when “two known individuals” assaulted a 27-year-old male victim multiple times before escaping. The victim sustained bruising and “pain to the face and body” and was admitted to the hospital in stable condition.

Johnson’s manager confirmed to ESPN on Friday that Johnson was the individual who was attacked.

Haney made a lighthearted remark about the situation on his social media that evening, posting, “NY is cold … I gotta go turn myself into jail in a few hours #Freemeeee.”

Haney and his father, who also serves as his trainer, were arraigned in New York Criminal Court on February 18, where both entered not guilty pleas.