Prosecutors claim Chávez treated gang rivals ‘like a punchbag’ before Ice arrested Mexican boxer in California
The Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr was a henchman for the Sinaloa drugs cartel and used his skills to pummel rival gang members “like a punchbag” before his recent arrest in the US, prosecutors in Mexico have alleged.
Chávez, 39, son of legendary world boxing champion Julio César Chávez Sr and himself a former middleweight titleholder, was arrested in California on Tuesday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents, who cited cartel affiliations, multiple criminal convictions and an active arrest warrant in Mexico for weapons trafficking and organized crime.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/07/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-arrest-sinaloa-cartel-prosecutors
Author : Richard Luscombe
Publish date : 2025-07-07 10:00:00
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