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US immigration agents have arrested famed Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, and plan to deport him to Mexico where he has "an active arrest warrant... for his involvement in organised crime", US officials announced on Thursday.
Less than a week before his arrest, the former middleweight world champion, was defeated by influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul at a match in California.
US officials say he is affiliated with the notorious Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel. His lawyer denied the claims.
"Under President Trump, no one is above the law - including world-famous athletes," a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement following his arrest.
Chavez Jr was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Studio City, Los Angeles, on Thursday.
