Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was released from custody on Sunday while awaiting trial for alleged links to drug cartels, according to his legal team. Chavez Jr., 39, son of boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez, was deported from the United States on Monday and appeared before a federal judge in the northwestern state of Sonora on Saturday.

Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been released from jail in northern Mexico as he awaits trial for alleged cartel ties following his deportation from the United States, his lawyer told local media on Sunday.

El boxeador Julio César Chávez Jr., hijo del homónimo y legendario expugilista mexicano, fue vinculado el sábado a