Julio César Chávez Jr Arrested in Los Angeles

Julio César Chávez Jr Arrested in Los Angeles.
“Chávez Jr Arrested in U.S. to Be Deported.”
Julio César Chávez Jr to Be Deported to Mexico.

Julio César Chávez Jr, 39, son of the legendary former boxing champion Julio César Chávez, was arrested in Los Angeles, California.

He was detained by agents of the U.S. Marshals Service.

According to sources, he is expected to be deported to Mexico in the coming hours.

This is due to reasons linked to criminal charges that have not yet been officially specified.

Julio César Chávez Jr Arrested in Los Angeles

On July 2, ICE arrested Mexican boxer and criminal illegal alien Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

He is now being processed for expedited removal from the United States. This Sinaloa Cartel affiliate has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and… pic.twitter.com/c4QeRVpCEr

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 3, 2025

The boxer from Sinaloa had been in the United States after participating on June 28 in a 10-round cruiserweight fight against Jake Paul.

The event, held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, ended in a unanimous decision loss for Chávez Jr.

Since then, sources say, U.S. authorities had been tracking his movements until his arrest.

The arrest took place days after the fight, in an operation involving the U.S. Marshals Service.

Although it has not been officially confirmed, there’s speculation that the deportation may be related to the revocation of his visa, though this version has not been corroborated.

Legal History in the United States

#LATEST 🛑 Julio César Chávez Junior was arrested by U.S. Marshals Service officers in Los Angeles, California, from where he will be deported in the coming hours to Mexico. https://t.co/Bj8F1FgFgY pic.twitter.com/qgQC1958ER

— El Heraldo de México (@heraldodemexico) July 3, 2025

Julio César Chávez Jr already carried a legal record in the United States.

In January 2024, he was arrested in California for illegal possession of firearms, facing charges in a local court in June of that same year.

That legal process kept him in prison for a time, sparking notoriety and controversy over his immigration and legal status in the country.

So reported ZetaTijuana.

Career and Personal Life

Julio César Chávez Jr reached the peak of his career in June 2011, when he became the WBC middleweight world champion.

As the son of one of Mexico’s most famous boxers, his career has been marked by sports highs and lows as well as problems outside the ring.

In his personal life, Chávez Jr is married to Frida Muñoz Román, who was previously in a relationship with Edgar Guzmán López, son of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, who was murdered in Culiacán.

The couple’s relationship has been surrounded by controversy, with divorce proceedings filed multiple times amid allegations of abuse and drug use by the boxer. His stepdaughter, Frida Sofía Guzmán Muñoz, has gained notoriety on Los Angeles television as a singer.