“Thank you, president, thank you for stepping into the ring against addiction,” said Julio César Chávez, the five-time boxing champion and national icon in Mexico, to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during the morning press conference on March 28, where a mass boxing class aimed at deterring drug use was announced.

Three-division world champion Julio César Chávez has defended his same-name son who was arrested by U.S. immigration agents outside his home in Los Angeles for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application.

Chávez, formerly the world middleweight champion, was detained by immigration officials in California. He is wanted on organized crime charges in Mexico, DHS said.