Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Arrested By ICE Agents
… Over Warrant, Alleged Connections To Cartel
Published July 3, 2025 11:09 AM PDT
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. shared a boxing ring with Jake Paul last weekend, but the former boxing champ is now in a jail cell … after ICE Agents tell us they arrested Chavez Jr. for a warrant in Mexico, as well as connections to the cartels.
Officials from the Department of Homeland Security tell TMZ Sports that 39-year-old Chavez Jr., the son of boxing legend Julio Ceasar Chavez Sr., was detained … and currently being processed after being taken into custody in the Los Angeles area.
DHS says he will promptly be returned to Mexico once he’s processed.