Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. deported for alleged cartel ties, drug trafficking weeks after loss to Jake Paul

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is opening a second immigration detention center, ‘Deportation Depot,’ at a state prison (Credit: WTVT)

Nearly two months after losing a fight to YouTuber Jake Paul, boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico. Chávez Jr. is wanted for alleged cartel ties in Mexico.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the news at her daily press conference Tuesday.

"I understand he was deported. I don’t know if it was yesterday or this morning, but we were informed that he was arriving in Mexico," Sheinbaum said.

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Mexico's Julio César Chávez Jr. arrives for his cruiserweight boxing match against Jake Paul at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., June 28, 2025.  (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)

The boxer was arrested in the U.S. on July 3 for allegedly overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application. The arrest occurred less than a week after losing his comeback fight against Paul on June 28 in Anaheim, California. 

Chávez, 39, had a warrant for his arrest in Mexico for alleged arms and drug trafficking and ties to the Sinaloa Cartel. Alejandro Gertz Manero, Mexico’s attorney general, said the investigation into Chávez started in 2019.

Sheinbaum said after the arrest she hoped the boxer would be deported to face his charges.

Chávez’s father was a celebrity in the 1980s and 1990s who mixed social circles with drug dealers and claimed to have been friends with drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes.

The iconic fighter defended his son after his arrest but has not spoken since the deportation.

The younger Chávez has battled drug addiction for much of his boxing career, failing drug tests, serving suspensions and egregiously