Boxer Chávez Jr. Expected to Be Deported to Mexico to Serve Sentence, Mexican President Says

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Chávez should serve time in Mexico as U.S. officials cited cartel connections and public safety concerns.

Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. enters the ring before his fight against Jake Paul at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on June 28, 2025. Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images via Reuters

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on July 4 that she expects boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. to be deported to Mexico to serve a prison sentence after his arrest in Los Angeles by U.S. immigration authorities.

“The hope is that he will be deported and serve the sentence in Mexico,” Sheinbaum said during a news briefing on July 4, referring to charges the boxer faces in Mexico related to arms and drug trafficking.