Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. detained in Mexico after deportation for alleged cartel ties

Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico, the place he is wished for alleged cartel ties, following his arrest within the U.S. for overstaying his visa and mendacity on a inexperienced card software. 

Chávez was handed over by authorities and admitted to a jail within the northern state of Sonora, an official informed The Related Press on situation of anonymity Tuesday as a result of they weren’t licensed to talk publicly concerning the matter.

Chávez, 39, had a warrant for his arrest in Mexico for alleged arms and drug trafficking and ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, which the Trump administration designated a international terror group in February. Alejandro Gertz Manero, Mexico’s legal professional basic, stated the investigation into Chávez began in 2019. Chávez is a Mexican citizen and a former WBC middleweight world champion. 

U.S. immigration officers arrested Chávez on July 2 in Los Angeles — days after his high-profile battle with Jake Paul — for overstaying his visa and mendacity on a inexperienced card software, officers have stated. Chávez was detained in entrance of his residence and was set to be deported to Mexico, authorities stated final month.

The Division of Homeland Safety stated final month that Chávez overstayed a vacationer visa that he entered the U.S. with in August 2023, which expired in February 2024.

DHS stated Chávez submitted a number of fraudulent statements when he utilized for everlasting residency on April 2, 2024, primarily based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen, Frida Muñoz.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated after the arrest that she hoped the boxer could be deported to face his fees. Throughout a information convention earlier Tuesday, Sheinbaum was requested about Chávez’s deportation. 

“I perceive he was deported,” Sheinbaum informed reporters. “I do not know if it was yesterday or this morning. However they informed us he’ll come to Mexico.”

Chávez is the son of legendary Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez. His father was a large celeb within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineties who combined social circles with drug sellers and claimed to have been associates with drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes.

The youthful Chávez has battled drug habit for a lot of his boxing profession, failing drug assessments, serving suspensions and egregiously lacking weight whereas being extensively criticized for his intermittent dedication to the game.

Chavez received the WBC middleweight title in 2011 and defended it 3 times. He shared the ring with generational greats Canelo Álvarez and Sergio Martinez, shedding to each.

In 2012, he was convicted of drunken driving in L.A. and sentenced to 13 days in jail. In January 2024, he was arrested on gun fees. Police stated he possessed two AR-style ghost rifles. He was later freed on a $50,000 bond and provided that he went to a residential drug remedy facility. The case continues to be pending, with Chávez reporting his progress often.