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Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. to stand trial in Mexico over alleged
cartel ties
By Associated Press
Updated:
5:01 AM EDT, Sun August 24, 2025
Source: AP
A judge in Mexico said boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will stand trial
over alleged cartel ties and arms trafficking, but could await that
trial outside of detention, the boxer’s lawyer said.
Chávez’s lawyer, Rubén Fernando Benítez Alvarez, confirmed that
the court imposed additional measures and granted three months of
further investigation into the case.
He described the claims against his client as “speculation” and
“urban legends” following the court hearing on Saturday in the
northern Mexican city of Hermosillo.
If convicted, Chávez — who took part in the hearing virtually from a
detention facility — could face a prison sentence of between four and
eight years, Alvarez said.
Chávez, 39, who had been living in the United States for several
years, was by federal agents outside his Los Angeles home for
overstaying his visa and providing inaccurate details on an application
to obtain a green card. The arrest came just days after a fight he had
with famed American boxer Jake Paul in Los Angeles.
Since 2019, Mexican prosecutors have been investigating the boxer
following a complaint filed by US authorities against the Sinaloa
Cartel for organized crime, human trafficking, arms trafficking and
drug trafficking.
The case led to investigations against 13 people, among them Ovidio
Guzmán López — the son of convicted drug lord Joaquín “El
Chapo” Guzmán — along with some collaborators, hitmen and
accomplices of the criminal organization. Guzmán López was arrested
in January 2023 and extradited to the US eight months later.
Following the inquiry, the Federal Attorney General’s Office issued
several arrest warrants, including one against Chávez.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said Chávez was wanted since
2023 in Mexico, but that he wasn’t detained because he spent most of
the time in the US.
“The hope is that he will be deported and serve the sentence in
Mexico,” Sheinbaum said in July.
The boxer, who is the son of Mexican boxing great Julio César Chávez,
and handed over to agents of the Federal Attorney General’s Office in
Sonora state, who transferred him to the Federal Social Reintegration
Center in Hermosillo.
The high profile case come as the Trump administration is pressuring
Mexico to crack down on organized crime, canceling visas of notable
Mexican artists and celebrities and ramping up deportations.
Chávez has struggled with drug addiction throughout his career and has
been arrested multiple times. In 2012, he was found guilty of driving
under the influence in Los Angeles and was sentenced to 13 days in
jail.
He was arrested last year for weapons possession. Police reported that
Chávez had two rifles. He was released shortly afterward upon posting
$50,000 bail, on the condition that he attend a facility to receive
treatment for his addiction.
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