Jake Paul trolls opponent arrested by ICE with USA flag emoji

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Jake Paul took a second win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. this week.

Paul earned an official WBA cruiserweight rating after defeating the boxing legend's son over the weekend in a unanimous choice - on Wednesday. Simply 4 days after the bout, Chavez Jr. was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Paul, as typical, talked loads of trash forward of the battle, and after the information of the arrest circulated, Paul dropped the mic one closing time on Chavez Jr.

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Jake Paul, left, strikes in for successful in opposition to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on the Honda Heart. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Pictures)

After the information went round, Paul took to X to submit an American flag emoji.

Paul's enterprise companion, Beneficial Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian, stated in an interview with Fox Information Digital shortly after Chavez Jr.'s arrest that the staff knew "zero" about Chavez Jr.'s scenario previous to his arrest.

The Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) introduced the arrest on Thursday, noting Chavez Jr. was being processed for "expedited removing from the USA."

Chavez Jr. was arrested in Los Angeles in January 2024 and later convicted of possession of an assault weapon, and manufacturing or importing a short-barreled rifle, in response to the assertion. He had a previous U.S. legal conviction for driving inebriated in 2012.

He additionally has an energetic arrest warrant in Mexico for his alleged involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel — trafficking firearms, ammunition and explosives, in response to DHS officers.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fights in opposition to Jake Paul on the Honda Heart. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Pictures)

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Whereas Chavez Jr. entered the U.S. legally in August 2023 on a B2 vacationer visa, it expired in February 2024.

In April 2024, he filed an software for Lawful Everlasting Resident standing.

Nonetheless, his software was based mostly on his marriage to a U.S. citizen who's related to the Sinaloa cartel by means of a previous relationship with the now-deceased son of the notorious cartel chief Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in response to the assertion.

In December 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers made a referral to ICE that Chavez Jr. was thought-about "an egregious public security menace."

DHS stated Chavez Jr. reentered the nation in January by means of the San Ysidro port of entry. Nonetheless, after "a number of fraudulent statements on his software to turn into a Lawful Everlasting Resident," he was deemed to be within the nation illegally and detachable on June 27.

Chavez is a former WBC middleweight champion and the son of the boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez, who held 5 completely different world titles in 4 completely different weight lessons.

Jake Paul, left, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. pose for photographs following their press convention at Avalon Hollywood Theater on Might 14, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Pictures)

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Paul's win on Saturday resulted in him being ranked for the primary time, coming in at No. 14 within the WBA cruiserweight rankings, now making him eligible for a title bout.