Former middleweight boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who was arrested by federal agents in Studio City last month, was in a Mexican jail Tuesday following his deportation over alleged ties to the notorious Sinaloa Cartel.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed during a Tuesday morning news conference that her office was informed that Chavez was officially deported. She had previously confirmed that Mexican prosecutors had obtained a warrant for his arrest in 2023.

Chavez was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in July, four days after losing to Jake Paul in a pay-per-view bout in Anaheim.

Federal authorities said Chavez tried to get permanent status based on his marriage to a woman associated with the now-dead son of imprisoned Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin

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