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Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will go to trial for allegations of cartel ties, judge says

Mexican Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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.

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