Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s life took a dramatic turn after losing a unanimous decision to Jake Paul in June of this year. Just days later, on July 2, 2025, ICE agents arrested him in Studio City, California, due to an active warrant in Mexico tied to alleged involvement in organized crime, including trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives as an affiliate of the Sinaloa Cartel. After spending over a month in U.S. custody, he was deported on August 19, 2025, and handed directly to agents from Mexico’s Federal Attorney General’s Office at the Sonora border.

Upon crossing into Mexico, Chavez Jr. was detained at a Nogales checkpoint on charges of arms trafficking and organized crime, a fact confirmed by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during a press conference. He was transferred to

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