Famed boxer arrested for entering US illegally and now faces deportation days after Jake Paul fight
Famed boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is facing deportation after authorities arrested him and said he entered the U.S. illegally.
The Department of Homeland Security announced Chavez’s arrest Thursday, just days after he fought influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul in California. The agency says Chavez is a Mexican citizen who “has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives.”
Chavez was arrested while riding a scooter in front of his home in Studio City, attorney Michael Goldstein told the Associated Press.
“The current allegations are outrageous and simply another headline to terrorize the community,” Goldstein said of his client.
The DHS says Chavez entered the U.S. illegally in August 2023 on a tourist visa that expired in February 2024.
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