After being deported by the United States on drug-related charges, former world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been detained in Mexico, according to Mexican authorities.
According to information released on Tuesday on the nation’s National Detention Registry, Chavez, the son of legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, was handed over at noon on Monday and transferred to a prison in the state of northwest Sonora, Mexico.
President Claudia Sheinbaum stated to reporters that he had been deported, adding that he had been on a Mexican arrest warrant.
She previously claimed that prosecutors were working on the case and that he had been arrested on suspicion of arms trafficking and organized crime.
The attorney general of Mexico’s office made no comment.
Chavez Jr., the son of legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez and former world champion, was detained by US immigration officials shortly after losing to American influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a sold-out match.
According to Mexican authorities, he allegedly worked as a scout for the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, which Washington earlier this year designated a “foreign terrorist organization.”
The accusations have been refuted by Chavez , Jr.’s family.
According to Mexico’s national registry, the boxer was detained at 11:53 a.m. (18:53 GMT) and transferred to a federal facility in Hermosillo, the country’s capital. According to the report, Chavez Jr. was sporting a red hoodie and sneakers.
Chavez Jr. won the 2011 Middleweight Championship but lost it the following year.
Source: Aljazeera
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