Julio César Chávez Jr. Released from Prison in Mexico
Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was released this Sunday from a prison in northern Mexico. The news comes after his deportation from the United States last August. The son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez faces accusations related to his alleged involvement with cartels and the illegal trafficking of weapons to Mexico. The release occurred after a judge in Hermosillo, a city in northern Mexico, determined that it was not necessary to keep him in pre-trial detention while awaiting trial. However, he was prohibited from leaving the country. A federal agent, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed the information. The judge set a three-month deadline for the investigation of the case.Chávez was arrested in the United States in July, after a media fight against American Jake Paul in Los Angeles. Mexican authorities had an arrest warrant against him since 2023, but according to the president of Mexico, 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 crimes of 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
