MEXICO CITY — As an expert, Julio Cesar Chavez fought 115 occasions within the ring. Now, the previous world champion stated he was able to struggle exterior of it to defend his same-name son, who was arrested by U.S. immigration brokers at his Los Angeles residence for overstaying his visa and mendacity on a inexperienced card utility.
The 39-year-old Chavez Jr. additionally has an lively warrant for his arrest in Mexico for alleged arms and drug trafficking and advised ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.
“It is sophisticated; there’s a number of speak, however we’re calm as a result of we all know my son’s innocence,” the elder Chavez advised the El Heraldo newspaper. “My son might be something you need, something, however he’s not a felony and fewer every part he is being accused of.”
Alejandro Gertz Manero, Mexico’s Legal professional Normal, stated on Sunday that the investigation towards Chavez Jr. began in 2019 after a grievance filed by U.S. authorities towards the Sinaloa Cartel for organized crime, human trafficking, arms trafficking and drug trafficking.
“He is aware of lots of people, we stay in, it might be unattainable to not know all the folks which are doing illicit stuff, however that doesn’t imply nothing,” Chavez stated. “In my time, I met all people, and they didn’t come after me.”
Chavez Sr. was thought of top-of-the-line Mexican boxers of all time: a world champion in three divisions. Within the Eighties and ’90s, he was an enormous celeb who related to drug sellers. He claimed up to now to have been buddies with drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes.
Gertz Manero stated the attorneys representing Chavez Jr. have requested not less than 5 injunctions in Mexico, which have been rejected as a result of the boxer continues to be in the US.
“Legal professionals in the US are working to see if he stays there, and we’re ready if he comes right here,” Chavez Sr. stated. “We’ll struggle beneath Mexican legislation if he is transferred right here.”
The son’s arrest got here solely days after the previous middleweight champion misplaced to influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a bout in Anaheim, California.
The Division of Homeland Safety stated officers decided Chavez Jr. must be arrested on June 27, the day earlier than the struggle. It was unclear why they waited to behave for days after the high-profile occasion.
“Why did they let him struggle? My son has been paying taxes in the US for 3 years, and now in Mexico they’re accusing him of cash laundering,” Chavez Sr. stated. “Sure, he is aware of these folks, however that does not imply I am a drug trafficker. Let’s belief the legislation.”