Omar Chávez, the boxer son of Mexican legend Julio César Chávez, was arrested in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in a domestic violence case, marking the latest legal crisis for one of the most famous families in Latin American boxing.
Chávez, whose full name is Omar Alonso Chávez Carrasco, was detained on May 20 and transferred to the Aguaruto prison, according to Mexican outlets citing security records and local authorities. The National Detention Registry listed the arrest at 8:53 a.m. local time, after Chávez was taken from court custody and handed over to elements of the State Preventive Police.