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Julio César Chávez Jr. Ordered to Stand Trial in Mexico, Released Under Travel Ban

The charges arise from a cross-border Sinaloa Cartel probe launched in 2019 after a U.S. complaint.

Police officers stand guard at the door of a courthouse building as Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (not pictured) appears via videoconference following his deportation from the United States and transfer to a federal prison, following his arrest in the United States in July, after a warrant was issued in Mexico for alleged involvement in arms trafficking and organized crime, according to local media, in Hermosillo, Mexico, August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Alonso Castillo
Police officers stand guard outside a courthouse as Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (not pictured) appears via videoconference following his deportation from the United States and transfer to a federal prison, following his arrest in the United States in July, after a warrant was issued in Mexico for alleged involvement in arms trafficking and organized crime, according to local media, in Hermosillo, Mexico, August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Alonso Castillo
A police officer stands guard outside a courthouse as Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (not pictured) appears via videoconference following his deportation from the United States and transfer to a federal prison, following his arrest in the United States in July, after a warrant was issued in Mexico for alleged involvement in arms trafficking and organized crime, according to local media, in Hermosillo, Mexico, August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Alonso Castillo
Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. enters the ring ahead of his cruiserweight boxing bout against USA's Jake Paul at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on June 28, 2025.

Overview

  • A judge in Hermosillo ruled Chávez Jr. will face trial and allowed him to await proceedings out of custody, granting prosecutors three months to deepen the investigation.
  • Authorities prohibited him from leaving Mexico following his release Sunday from a federal prison in Sonora.
  • U.S. agents arrested him on July 2 outside his Los Angeles home for immigration violations, and he was deported to Mexico on Aug. 19.
  • The case is tied to a broader investigation that targeted 13 suspects linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, including Ovidio Guzmán López.
  • His lawyer denies the accusations as unsupported and says a conviction would carry an estimated four to eight years in prison.