Renowned pugilist, 4 times champion, arrested immediately after deportation. Accusations that he was a “sicario” of the dreaded Cartel Sinaloa

Former boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been detained in Mexico after being deported from the United States to respond to shocking accusations in a powerful drug cartel, the Mexican authorities announced on Tuesday, according to AFP.

The son of legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez is accused of being a trusted man of the dreaded drug cartel, which Washington was designated this year as a foreign terrorist organization, and that he has trapped firearms and explosives.

According to the Mexican press, who claims he had access to the case file, Chavez, 39, would have been a “paid assassin” (“Hitman”, in English / “Sicario”, in Spanish and Italian) used to punish the members of the cartel.

“He hangs (and) he grabbed them like a boxing bag,” the newspaper Reformed, citing the testimonies from the prosecutor's documents.

The General Prosecutor's Office did not disclose details about the accusations made.

Chavez was taught Monday and transferred to a prison in the state of the sound, in the northwest of Mexico, according to information in the National Detention Register.

“He was deported,” said Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum, in front of reporters, adding that there was an arrest warrant on his behalf.

US authorities arrested Chavez in July for illegal residence in the United States.

They also said that the former champion was sought in Mexico for alleged links with Sinaloa Cartel, one of the six Mexican drug trafficking as terrorist organizations by the United States.

The Department for Internal Security (DHS), which supervises the application of immigration laws in the US, said that Chavez had legally entered the United States in 2023 with a valid tourist visa until February 2024.

He requested permanent residence in April 2024 “based on his marriage with an American citizen, who has connections with the Sinaloa cartel through a previous relationship with the deceased son of the infamous cartel, Joaquin” El Chapo “Guzman,” DHS said in the July 3 arrest announcement.

Its extradition occurs in the context in which US President Donald Trump takes hard measures against immigrants, as part of his promise to deport millions.

Career in boxing

The arrest of Chavez by the agents of the Imigration and Customs (ICE) agents in Los Angeles took place four days after his crushing defeat in front of the Youtuber became a boxer Jake Paul, in front of a full hall of California.

Once a top boxer, Chavez won the WBC world title in the middle category in 2011 and successfully defended three times.

But his career has also included multiple suspensions and fines for positive anti -doping tests.

The Department for Internal Security said that, in addition to the active arrest warrant in Mexico, Chavez had criminal convictions in the United States, including for possession of assault weapons in January 2024, in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times reported at that time that the police announced that he found Chavez in possession of two “ghost” AR, weapons hard to watch.

DHS expressed in his announcement that the administration of Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden, did not give priority to Chavez's deportation.

“Under President Trump, no one is above the law, including world -renowned athletes,” DHS deputy secretary, Tricia McLaughlin said in the announcement.

After his arrest in the US, the defense team of the boxer tried to prevent his criminal prosecution in Mexico, submitting multiple legal appeals, which were rejected by the Mexican courts.

His father, Julio Cesar Chavez, 63, was a world champion at three weight categories and owned various champion belts between 1984 and 1996.