Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested on Wednesday and faces deportation to México, in accordance with an announcement launched by the U.S. Division of Homeland Safety (DHS).
The assertion claims Chávez was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on July 2 in Studio Metropolis, CA. It additional claims he “has an lively arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives.” Particularly, Chávez is accused of being an affiliate of the Sinaloa Cartel.
The assertion claims that the previous middleweight champion is being processed for “expedited removing from the US.” Nonetheless, it makes no point out of when precisely he could be leaving the nation. At current, he stays detained and awaits deportation.
Julio César Chávez Jr. Had Lately Fought Jake Paul
Chávez (54-7-1, 34 KOs, 1 NC) had not too long ago confronted Jake Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) in a 10-round cruiserweight contest. The extremely publicized bout noticed the American declare a unanimous determination win in what was a lacklustre combat for the primary seven rounds. It was not till spherical eight that Chávez began to let his fingers go. By then it was too late to show the combat round.
Golden Boy Promotions and Most Precious Promotions, who had been concerned within the promotion of the competition, have but to make any statements relating to the arrest as this piece goes printed. Paul has additionally not made a proper assertion, although he did put up a U.S. flag on X across the time the information turned public. DAZN, who broadcasted the cardboard as a pay-per-view, have additionally not commented as this piece goes printed.
The Bizarreness of It All
The assertion by DHS claims Chávez was “decided to be within the nation illegally and detachable on June 27, 2025.” That was the day earlier than his combat with Paul. To ensure that a combat to happen in California, it wants approval from a authorities company known as the California State Athletic Fee (CSAC), one thing Paul-Chávez had obtained. But, officers solely made the arrest days after the combat occured. If the federal government had a problem with Chávez being within the nation, he mustn’t have been allowed to face Paul in any respect.
The arrest is a reminder of the affect ICE raids may have on boxers and boxing followers. Matthew Brown of Brunch Boxing has delved into this and I extremely suggest what he has written on the matter.
