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Jake Paul took another win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. This week.
Paul got an official WBA Cruiserweight placement after defeating the box’s playful son over the weekend in a unanimous decision – Wednesday. Just four days after the match, Chavez Jr. arrested by immigration and customs enforcement (ICE).
As usual, Paul spoke lots of trash in front of the match, and after the news of the arrest circulated, Paul Mic fell one last time at Chavez Jr.
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Jake Paul, Left, moves in for a hit against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in the Honda Center. (Gary A. Vasquez-Preferred Pictures)
After the news went around, Paul went to X to place an American flag -emoji.
Paul’s business partner, valuable campaigns co -founder Nakisa Bidarian, said in an interview with Pakinomist Digital shortly after Chavez Jr.’s arrest that the team knew “Zero” about Chavez Jr.’s situation before his arrest.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Announced the arrest on Thursday and noted that Chavez Jr. were treated to “expedited removal from the United States.”
Chavez Jr. Was arrested in Los Angeles in January 2024 and later convicted of possession of an attack weapon and manufacture or import of a short barrel of Rifle, according to the statement. He had a former American criminal conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2012.
He also has an active arrest warrant In Mexico For his alleged commitment to the Sinaloa Cartelle – Trade in firearms, ammunition and explosives, according to DHS officials.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fighting against Jake Paul in the Honda Center. (Gary A. Vasquez-Preferred Pictures)
Jake Paul now eligible for championship match as he officially enters WBA Cruiserweight Rankings
While Chavez Jr. Come into the United States legally in August 2023 on a tourist visa of B2, it expired in February 2024.
In April 2024, he filed an application for legal resident status.
However, his application was based on his marriage with a US citizen associated with the Sinaloa cartel through a previous relationship with The now deceased son of the notorious cartelor Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, according to the statement.
In December 2024, US citizenship and immigration services referred a reference to ICE that Chavez Jr. was considered “an irregular threat of public security.”
DHS said that Chavez Jr. Based the country in January through the San Ysidro entrance. However, after “several false statements about his application to become a legal resident”, however, he was considered to be in the country illegal and removable on June 27.
Chavez is a former WBC middleweight champion and son of boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, who had five different world titles in four different weight classes.
Jake Paul, Left, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Bag for photos after their press conference at Avalon Hollywood Theater on May 14, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Gary A. Vasquez-Preferred Pictures)
Paul’s victory on Saturday resulted in him being ranked for the first time coming to No. 14 in the WBA Cruiserweight Rankings, which now made him entitled to a title match.
