HERMISILLO, Mexico (AP) — A Mexican judge on Saturday said Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. would go on trial for accusations of having cartel ties but could await that trial outside of detention, the boxer’s lawyer said.

The lawyer, Rubén Fernando Benítez Alvarez, confirmed that the court announced additional measures and granted three months of additional investigation into the case . He made he comments while walking out of a court hearing in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo.

Chávez, who had been living in the United States for several years, was arrested on July 2 by federal agents outside his Los Angeles home for overstaying his visa and lying on an application to obtain a green card. The arrest came just days after a fight he had with famed American boxer Jake Paul in Lo

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