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Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested on Thursday by ICE for deportation. The arrest came only a few days after Chávez’s loss to YouTuber Jake Paul in Anaheim, California, the last weekend in June.
Chávez was arrested for exceeding his visa and lying on a green card application. He was treated for rapid removal, according to US authorities.
News about the arrest put the fighting community in a madness, with Chávez Jr. Suddenly, a prominent figure appeared in the country’s ongoing deportation saga.
Chávez Jr. Has an extensive criminal history and suspects alleged ties to a drug cartel, per. DHS
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Chávez Jr. been indicted for several crimes while he is in the US
On January 22, 2012, California arrested Highway Patrol Chávez and accused him of DUI alcohol/drugs and driving without a license. On June 23, 2012, the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, Chávez sentenced the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol and sentenced him to 13 days in prison and 36 months probation.
On January 14, 2023, a district judge issued an arrest warrant for Chávez for the offense of organized crime for the purpose of committing crimes of arms trade and crimes in the modality of those who participate in secretly bring weapons, ammunition, cartridges, explosives in the country; And those who manufacture weapons, ammunition, cartridges and explosives without the corresponding permission.
Julio Cesar Chávez Jr. Fighting against Jake Paul in the Honda Center. (Gary A. Vasquez-Preferred Pictures)
On January 7, 2024, Los Angeles Police Department Chavez arrested and accused him of illegal possession of an attack weapon and the manufacture or import of short barrel rifle. The court sentenced Chavez for these charges. ‘
DHS also suspects that Chavez is reportedly assumed to be associated with the Sinaloa Cartel, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Chavez’s application was based on his marriage to 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 DHS.
Meanwhile, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday that Mexico had not previously arrested Boxer Chávez Jr. in an arrest warrant in 2023 because he had been mostly in the United States at that time.
“The hope is that he will be deported and detained the verdict in Mexico,” sheinbaum said during his daily news briefing on Friday, referring to charges that Chávez is facing weapons and drug trafficking.
The Biden -Administration let Chávez Jr. Inland just before the former president left the office, per. DHS
The boxer was almost thrown out of the country months ago.
According to DHS, US citizenship and immigration services in December 2024 had a reference to ICE that Chávez was an “irregular threat of public security”, but Chavez was allowed to reintroduce the country on January 4, 2025, after registrations indicated that the Biden administration had not made him a priority for immigration.
After the Biden administration, Chavez allowed to reintroduce the country and paroled him inland in San Ysidro Port of Entry, Per DHS.
Chávez Jr. is the son of a famous boxer who shares problems with drug abuse
Chávez Jr.’s father, Julio César Chávez Sr., is a world champion for several times in three different weight departments. Chávez Sr. Reportedly grew up in an abandoned railway car with its five sisters and four brothers, according to a 1993 article by South Florida Sun Sentinel.
The father is considered one of the most beloved athletes in Mexican history and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
During Chávez Jr.’s childhood, his father would regularly take him and his brother into the ring before matches.
Chávez Jr. However, have also posted several videos about Tiktok in which he accuses his father of abuse.
Chávez Sr. Struggled with drugs, especially alcohol and cocaine.
“First in [could] Check it, but I just needed more alcohol and more cocaine and more and more, “Chavez Sr. told NPR in a 2015 interview.” That’s when the problems really started. That’s when the mistakes began, the defeat. “
Chavez Jr. also developed a drug mavan.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Going into the right thing before fighting against Jake Paul in the Honda Center on June 28, 2025. (Gary A. Vasquez-Preferred Pictures)
In 2009, Chávez Jr. tested Positive for furosemide, a diuretic that can be used for weight cutting or as a masking agent for other substances. This resulted in a suspension and fine. In 2012, after losing to Sergio Martinez, he tested positively for Marijuana. He received a fine and a nine-month suspension. In 2017, he tested positively for Marijuana before a match with Canelo Alvarez.
By 2020, Chávez Jr. suspended indefinitely to refuse to take a drug test.
When Chávez Jr. Was arrested on gun taxes in January 2024, he was later released with a bond of $ 50,000 provided he goes to a housing treatment facility.
Chávez Jr. built a successful boxing career before becoming one of Paul’s most legitimate opponents
Jake Paul moves in for a hit against Julio Cesar Chávez Jr. in the Honda Center. (Vasquez-prescribed images)
Chávez Jr. Won its first title in 2009 in the World Boxing Council Latino Super Featherweight Division. The next year he won the vacant WBC Silver Middleweight Crown and defeated John Duddy by unanimous decision.
In June 2011, Chávez won Jr. His biggest victory at the time and defeated Sebastian Zbik at a majority decision in the WBC Middleweight title in Los Angeles.
Then he successfully defended the crown three times against Peter Manfredo Jr., Marco Antonio Rubio and Andy Lee.
Chávez Jr. Debuted in 2012 against Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez from Argentina, who is 11 years older than Chavez Jr., but it turned out to be his first loss. Martinez defeated Chávez by unanimous decision.
After the match, Chávez was suspended for nine months and fined $ 900,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after he tested positively for Marijuana.
In 2017, Chávez Jr. Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas in his second match-per-view match, but also lost it by unanimous decision.
He stopped fighting for two years, and then in 2019 he lost against former middle weight master Daniel Jacobs in Las Vegas. Chávez Jr. Then fought again in Mexico, including a loss to former mixed martial artist Anderson Silva by a shared decision in 2021.
After a three-year break from the ring, where Chávez Jr. Had to do with his legal and drug problems, he returned last July in July and beat Uriah Hall in Tampa, Florida.
Then his highly expected match came with Jake Paul in Anaheim last weekend, with YouTuber won by unanimous decision to earn an official WBA Cruiserweight Ranking.
And then after news about the Mexican arrest on Thursday, Paul went to X to place an American flag -emoji.
