Former WBC middleweight champion and son of one of Mexico’s most revered athletes, Julio César Chávez Jr., was deported to Mexico. Multiple press outlets confirmed the fighter was extradited and subsequently jailed in his native country,

Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico, where he's wanted for alleged cartel ties, following his arrest in the U.S. for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application.

“It’s complicated; there’s a lot of talk, but we’re calm because we know my son’s innocence,” Chávez Sr. told Colombian newspaper El Heraldo.