According to MLive, 28-year-old Artis Mack, who is the brother of unified world champion Claressa Shields, reached a plea deal in connection with the assault on veteran trainer James Ali Bashir.

Mack appeared in Genesee District Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to a single count of aggravated assault, which is a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine, or both.

Mack is accused of punching Bashir on October 4 at the Dort Federal Event Center - during the official weigh-in for the scheduled Showtime televised headliner between Shields and Ivana Habazin.

Witnesses claimed that Mack had sucker-puncher Bashir, who a moment earlier had been involved in a verbal altercation with Shields' sister. Bashir was knocked out and taken to a local hospital to get treated for injuries.

Due to her head trainer being hospitalized, Habazin refused to go forward with the fight and it was canceled. Showtime's card still went ahead, with modified card for television.

The contest was rescheduled for January 10 in Atlantic City, with Shields easily dominating Habazin for a unanimous decision to unify the WBO, WBC junior middleweight titles - and became a three division champion in only ten pro fights.

Frank Manley, Mack’s attorney, spoke to Mlive and stated - “It was bad for the city, bad for his sister and certainly bad for everybody involved. Hopefully this will put an end to it.”