Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr could be released from a jail in northern Mexico in the coming days as he awaits trial for alleged cartel ties, his lawyer said this weekend.
Attorney Ruben Fernando Benitez told local media that a judge in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora state, ruled on Saturday that the 39-year-old former champion could be processed for release following his arrest last week. He argued prosecutors lacked evidence to support the charges.
“There is no evidence,” Benitez said after Judge Enrique Hernandez Miranda’s decision.
Chavez Jr., son of the legendary former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez, was detained by U.S. immigration authorities in July shortly after losing a sold-out fight to American influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
Mexican prosecutors allege Chavez Jr. acted as a henchman for the Sinaloa Cartel, which the United States designated a foreign terrorist organisation earlier this year. His lawyer and family have denied the accusations.
President Claudia Sheinbaum previously said Chavez Jr. was expected to face charges of arms trafficking and organised crime, confirming that prosecutors were working on the case.
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The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, urging Washington to step in to ensure that Moscow abided by the terms of the putative agreement.
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The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is ready to respect the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but only if Russia does the same, saying Moscow has already violated the agreement.
China has announced sanctions against Belize’s foreign minister and Paraguay’s communications minister over their countries’ diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The move comes as Beijing continues to pressure the few remaining nations that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.
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