WASHINGTON -- Mexican boxer Julio Csar Chvez Jr. has been arrested for entering U.S. illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, federal officials said Thursday.
The arrest comes only days after the former middleweight champion fought in a match Saturday against Jake Paul in Anaheim, California.
The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained Chvez for overstaying a tourist visa that expired in February 2024 after he entered the country in August 2023.
Officials said he also has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives and is believed to be an affiliate of the Sinaloa Cartel. ICE agents arrested Chvez in Studio City, California on Wednesday.
