Former boxer Prichard Colón has died at age 33, 11 years after sustaining life-altering blows to the head during the only defeat of his professional career.
Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been released from a prison in northern Mexico. He is awaiting trial on accusations of cartel involvement and arms trafficking into Mexico.
Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico, where he's wanted for alleged cartel ties, following his arrest in the U.S. for overstaying his visa.
Manny Pacquiao, recently inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame, was attempting to reclaim the WBC welterweight championship title at age 46 after nearly four years out of the ring.
Mexico's president said that Mexico hadn't previously arrested boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. on a 2023 arrest order because he had been mostly in the United States since.
Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday.