(3 Jul 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles – 14 May 2025
1. Various of Jake Paul and Julio César Chávez Jr. posing for media on stage
2. Julio César Chávez entering the stage, taking a seat next to Julio César Chávez Jr.
3. Wide of press conference with Jake Paul (left), Julio César Chávez Jr. and Julio César Chávez (right)
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Julio César Chávez, former boxing champion:
"There’s no way, no way. There’s no way Jake Paul can beat my son, based on how he’s training and preparing, with all due respect…"
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anaheim, California – 27 June 2025
5. Julio César Chávez Jr. entering the stage
6. Julio César Chávez Jr. standing on the scale
7. Jake Paul and Julio César Chávez Jr. face off
8. Julio César Chávez Jr. speaking on stage
9. Jake Paul and Julio César Chávez Jr. face off
STORYLINE:
Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday.
The arrest comes only days after the former middleweight champion lost a match against Jake Paul in Anaheim, California.
The 39-year-old boxer was picked up by a large number of federal agents while he was riding a scooter in front of his home in Studio City, according to Chávez’s attorney Michael Goldstein.
“The current allegations are outrageous and simply another headline to terrorize the community,” Goldstein said.
Goldstein did not know where Chávez was being detained as of Thursday morning, but said they were due in court Monday related to gun possession charges from last year and were to provide an update on his progress in a substance abuse program.
The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained Chávez for overstaying a tourist visa that expired in February 2024 after he entered the country in August 2023.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services flagged ICE about Chávez last year, saying he “is an egregious public safety threat,” and yet he was allowed back into the country Jan. 4, the agency said.
Officials said he has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives and is believed to be an affiliate of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Associated Press contacted Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office about the charges but the office has not responded yet.
The Trump administration said Chávez applied for a green card on April, 2, 2024, based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen, Frida Muñoz, the former partner of Édgar Guzmán López, the now-deceased son of imprisoned Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
The agency said Chávez had submitted multiple fraudulent statements on his application, which led to his arrest.
Chávez had fought just once since 2021 before his bout with Paul on Saturday, having fallen to innumerable lows during a lengthy boxing career conducted in the shadow of his father, one of the most beloved athletes in Mexican history, a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame who won championships in several weight classes.
The son has failed drug tests, served suspensions and egregiously missed weight while being widely criticized for his intermittent dedication to the sport.
He still rose to its heights, winning the WBC middleweight title in 2011 and defending it three times. Chávez shared the ring with generational greats Canelo Álvarez and Sergio Martinez, losing to both.
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