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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday (July 4) she expects boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr to be deported to Mexico to serve a sentence for arms trafficking and organized crime, after being detained in Los Angeles by U.S. immigration authorities.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Chavez was determined to be in the country illegally last week after he made fraudulent statements on a 2024 application for permanent residence based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen.Sheinbaum, in her regular morning press conference, said Mexico has had a warrant for his arrest since 2023, stemming from an investigation initiated in 2019. She added that Mexico had failed to bring him into custody over that period as Chavez Jr had spent most of his time in the United States.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/7/3/mexican-boxer-julio-cesar-chavez-jr-arrested-by-ice-days-after-jake-paul-fight-0648">READ: Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by ICE days after Jake Paul fight</a></div>&quot;So that there is a deportation and that he can serve the sentence, that&#x27;s the process the attorney general&#x27;s office is working on,&quot; Sheinbaum told reporters.On Thursday (July 3), Homeland Security said the 39-year-old boxer, son of Mexican world champion fighter Julio Cesar Chavez, is suspected of having ties to Mexico&#x27;s Sinaloa Cartel, which Washington has designated a foreign terrorist organization. Sheinbaum said she did not know if Chavez Jr had links to the Sinaloa Cartel.&quot;The current allegations are outrageous and appear to be designed as a headline to terrorize the community,&quot; said Michael Goldstein, a lawyer for Chavez. His family in Mexico said in a statement that they &quot;fully trust his innocence.&quot;Chavez won the WBC middleweight championship in 2011, but lost the title the following year.His career has been overshadowed by controversies including a suspension after testing positive for a banned substance in 2009 and a fine and suspension after testing positive for marijuana in 2013.<div>(Production: Rodolfo Pena Roja, Gloria Lopez)</div>

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday she expects boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr to be deported to Mexico to serve a sentence for arms trafficking and organized crime, after being detained in Los Angeles by U.S. immigration authorities.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday she expects boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr to be deported to Mexico to serve a sentence for arms trafficking and organized crime, after being detained in Los Angeles by U.S. immigration authorities.

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Boxer Chavez Jr expected to be deported to Mexico to serve sentence -- Sheinbaum

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Published Jul 05, 2025 02:03 PM PHT

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