Mexican Boxer Chavez Jr. Returns to Training After US Deportation

Chavez Jr., the 39-year-old son of legendary former world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, was released from prison in northern Sonora state over the weekend.
Mexican Boxer Chavez Jr. Returns to Training After US Deportation
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. reacts before fighting against Jake Paul at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Jun 28, 2025. Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
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MEXICO CITY—Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has returned to training following his release from prison as he awaits trial in Mexico for alleged cartel ties following his deportation from the United States.

Video footage shared on social media from the Coliseo Boxing Club by Gallo Estrada, a boxing gym in the Sonoran state capital of Hermosillo, thanked the boxer for his visit as he trained on a punching bag wearing a gym-brand t-shirt.