2:35 PM PT — Fox 11 LA obtained video of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.‘s ICE arrest in Studio Metropolis, CA Wednesday.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., days after sharing the ring with Jake Paul, is locked in a jail cell … after ICE brokers arrested the previous champ over a warrant in Mexico for alleged weapons trafficking and connections to a cartel.

Officers from the Division of Homeland Safety inform TMZ Sports activities that 39-year-old Chavez Jr., the son of boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., was detained Thursday in Studio Metropolis over an lively warrant out of our neighbors to the south.

The warrant, in response to the U.S. gov, stems from Chavez’s alleged involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives.

Chavez Jr. is presently being processed … and DHS says he might be promptly returned to Mexico.

“This Sinaloa Cartel affiliate with an lively arrest warrant for trafficking weapons, ammunition, and explosives was arrested by ICE. It’s stunning the earlier administration flagged this legal unlawful alien as a public security risk, however selected to not prioritize his removing and let him depart and COME BACK into our nation,” Homeland Safety official Tricia McLaughlin stated of the arrest.

“Below President Trump, nobody is above the legislation—together with world-famous athletes. Our message to any cartel associates within the U.S. is evident: We’ll discover you and you’ll face penalties. The times of unchecked cartel violence are over.”

Along with his authorized points in Mexico, DHS factors out Chavez Jr. has a legal report in America going again to 2012, once they say he was busted for driving drunk and and not using a license.

In January 2024, JCC Jr. was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of an assault weapon.

Chavez Jr. has been within the squared circle with a few of the finest athletes on this planet, together with Canelo Alvarez. He additionally fought Paul Saturday evening.