Simply days after his newest boxing match, former WBC middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr. was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in keeping with a Division of Homeland Safety assertion launched Thursday (July 3).
The 39-year-old Mexican fighter, who dropped a unanimous determination to Jake Paul on Saturday (June 29), is going through deportation to Mexico. Authorities say Chávez entered the U.S. illegally and overstayed a vacationer visa that expired in February 2024. He had reportedly entered the nation in August 2023.
Chávez can be needed in Mexico on an energetic arrest warrant for alleged involvement in organized crime, together with trafficking of firearms, explosives, and ammunition.
ICE brokers had beforehand flagged Chávez as “an egregious public security menace,” but allowed him re-entry to the U.S. on January 4. His lawyer, Michael Goldstein, advised reporters the boxer was arrested exterior his Studio Metropolis residence whereas driving a scooter, including that he was unaware of his consumer’s present detention location. Nonetheless, the 2 are anticipated in court docket on Monday (July 7).
With an expert report of 54 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw, Chávez’s newest look within the ring included a choice loss to Paul and a defeat towards Uriah Corridor final July. As soon as seen as a rising star following in his father’s legendary footsteps, Chávez’s profession has more and more been overshadowed by authorized and private setbacks.
