Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr deported for alleged cartel ties, drug trafficking weeks after loss to Jake Paul

Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr deported for alleged cartel ties, drug trafficking weeks after loss to Jake Paul

Chávez was arrested weeks after losing a comeback fight against Jake Paul in June

Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrives for his cruiserweight boxing match against USA's Jake Paul at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on June 28, 2025. ( Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

Boxer Jake Paul fights against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at Honda Center on June 28, 2025. ( Gary A. Vasquez/ Imagn Images)

FILE – Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., right, of Mexico, talks with his father, legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, left, at a news conference to promote his upcoming middleweight championship boxing match with Sergio Martinez, of Argentina, in Los Angeles, July 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)