Julio César Chávez Jr. Released from Prison in Mexico
Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was released this Sunday from a prison in northern Mexico, where he had been since August after being deported from the United States. The son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez is awaiting trial on charges related to his alleged involvement in cartel activities and the illegal trafficking of weapons to Mexico. Chávez’s release came after a judge in Hermosillo, a city in northern Mexico, determined that it was not necessary to keep him in custody while awaiting trial. However, he was prohibited from leaving the country, according to a federal agent who informed the news agency, under the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. The judge also established a three-month period for further investigation of the case.Chávez was arrested in the United States in July, after a media encounter against American Jake Paul in Los Angeles. Mexican authorities had an arrest warrant against him since 2023, but the President of Mexico indicated that they had not arrested him before because he was mainly in the United States. The case against Chávez is part of a broader investigation that the Mexican prosecutor’s office initiated in 2019 against the Sinaloa Cartel for organized crime, human trafficking, arms trafficking, and drug trafficking, following a complaint filed by the United States.Chávez’s lawyer, Rubén Fernando Benítez Álvarez, has described the accusations against his client as “speculations” and “urban legends”.
Rubén Fernando Benítez Álvarez
