MEXICO CITY – Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was released on Sunday from a prison in northern Mexico, where he was held in August after being deported from the United States.The boxer, son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, is awaiting trial on charges of involvement with cartels and illegal arms trafficking to Mexico.Chávez’s release came after a judge in the city of Hermosillo, in northern Mexico, determined that it was not necessary for him to remain in custody while awaiting trial. However, he was prohibited from leaving Mexico, according to a federal agent who informed Alofoke Deportes, requesting anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.The judge also established a three-month period for further investigation into the case.
The accusations against my client are speculations and urban legends.
Rubén Fernando Benítez Alvarez, Chávez’s lawyerChávez was arrested in the United States in July, after a high-profile fight against American Jake Paul in Los Angeles. Mexican authorities had an arrest warrant against him since 2023, but the president of Mexico explained 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 Mexican prosecutors 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.
