Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. returns to boxing in Hermosillo

Troubled Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. reappeared at a boxing gym in Mexico, less than 48 hours after regaining his freedom and widespread travel across Mexico.

The presence of the son of legendary Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez was recorded by the cameras of the Coliseo Boxing Club by Gallo Estrada , in the Mexican city of Hermosillo, in the state of Sonora, where he was training.

According to images posted on the venue's social media, the boxer was wearing a black T-shirt, long blue sweatpants, and sand-colored boxing boots. Although he looked thinner than during his fateful encounter with Jake Paul, his expression conveyed dedication and a commitment to recovering physically during the nearly two months he spent in prison.

And it was precisely on July 3, 2025, a few days after being defeated by Paul in the ring, that Chávez Jr. was arrested at his home by the forces of the United States Immigration Service, better known as ICE.

After a month and a half in ICE facilities in Texas, the Mexican boxer was deported and handed over to Mexican authorities, who detained him in the CEFERESO 11 penitentiary in Sonora.

It wasn't until the weekend of August 24th and 25th that he was released from prison, although he still faces charges in Mexico for arms trafficking and organized crime, due to his alleged links to the Sinaloa Cartel. According to reports, his mother and aunt greeted him upon his release from prison.

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The Mexican athlete is now free to continue his trial, thanks to Judge Enrique Hernández Miranda's decision. His next court date is Monday, November 24.

The charges stem from an investigation by the Mexican Attorney General's Office into the Sinaloa Cartel, which began in 2019. In 2023, arrest warrants were issued against around 20 people, including the boxer and Ovidio "El Ratón" Guzmán, the son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Chávez Junior, or El Junior, as he is also known, had been in the United States since then, where he had residency through his marriage to Frida Muñoz, a U.S. citizen. However, he was detained by ICE on charges that he lied during the immigration process, claiming he had no legal problems in Mexico.