Boxer Julio Cesar Chávez Jr.’s location is unknown following his arrest by ICE final week, days after he fought influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Anaheim, California.
Chávez Jr. had been slated to look in courtroom on Monday to be able to search early launch pertaining to a pretrial diversion program associated to gun costs that have been introduced towards him in 2024, however he didn’t seem and his legal professional, Michael Goldstein, stated he didn’t know the place the boxer was, USA In the present day reported.
“We have no idea. We have no information, unfortunately,” Goldstein informed the outlet when requested if Chávez Jr. was nonetheless in the USA.
The lawyer stated that he had been capable of confirm two days in the past that Chávez Jr. had been in Division of Homeland Safety custody in Hidalgo, Texas.
The boxer was arrested by U.S. immigration brokers at his house in Los Angeles for overstaying his visa and mendacity on a inexperienced card utility, and Chávez Jr. has an lively warrant in Mexico for allegedly trafficking arms and medicines.
Mexican prosecutors allege that the 39-year-old has ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.
Chávez Jr.’s father, Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chávez, defended his son in an interview with El Heraldo newspaper, saying that he “Is not a criminal.”
“It’s complicated; there’s a lot of talk, but we’re calm because we know my son’s innocence,” Chávez Sr. informed the Colombian newspaper. “My son will be anything you want, anything, but he is not a criminal and less everything he’s being accused of.”
The investigation into Chávez Jr. started in 2019, in line with Mexico’s Lawyer Common Alejandro Gertz Manero, and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that they hoped that he can be extradited to Mexico.
The elder Chávez questioned why his son was allowed to battle towards Paul earlier than being arrested by ICE.
The DHS had decided that Chávez Jr. ought to be arrested the day earlier than the battle, June 27.
“Why did they let him fight? My son has been paying taxes in the United States for three years, and now in Mexico they’re accusing him of money laundering,” Chavez Sr. stated. “Yes, he knows those people, but that doesn’t mean I’m a drug trafficker. Let’s trust the law.”
