Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was arrested on Wednesday, July 2nd, by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Studio Metropolis, California, and they’re deporting him deported from the USA to Mexico.
ICE Deports Chavez Jr. to Mexico
The Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) is accountable for eradicating the 39-year-old former WBC junior middleweight champion Chavez Jr. from the U.S.
On the DHS web site, they state that Mexican citizen Chavez Jr. has “an lively arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives.”
DHS: Chavez Jr. Sinaloa Affiliate
The DHS provides that Chavez Jr. is believed to be an affiliate of the Sinaloa Cartel. Final 12 months, he was arrested on January seventh, 2024, in Los Angeles and “charged with Unlawful Possession of Any Assault Weapon and Manufacture or Import Quick Barreled Rifle.”
Chavez Jr’s arrest comes simply days after his 10-round unanimous determination loss to the favored YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul on June twenty eighth in Anaheim, California. That battle was proven nationwide in the united stateson DAZN PPV. It’s unclear why Chavez Jr. (54-7-1, 34 KOs) wasn’t arrested earlier than the battle, because the battle was well-promoted.
It’s unknown how the arrest and deportation of Chavez Jr. will have an effect on his boxing profession long run. If he have been imprisoned in Mexico for any size of time, that may doubtlessly finish his profession. He’s 39, and he’s not crushed a major identify in a few years.
His loss to Jake Paul was one other one in every of his many disappointing performances. Surprisingly, Chavez Jr. continues to be being supplied profitable fights regardless of his losses.
Through the zenith of Chavez Jr’s profession between 2010 and 2012, he beat some strong 154 and 160-pounders, capturing the WBC middleweight title with a knockout of Andy Lee. Nonetheless, in his first protection in opposition to Sergio Martinez, he misplaced a large 12-round unanimous determination in 2012. It’s been downhill for Chavez Jr. ever since that defeat, as he’s misplaced to those fighters:
Jake PaulAnderson SilvaMario Abel CazaresDaniel JacobsCanelo AlvarezAndrzej Fonfara
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