Julio César Chávez, considered one of the most influential figures in the history of Mexican boxing, surprised many with his statements during a recent interview with Adela Micha.
The former world champion addressed the social context in which he has interacted with some of the main drug cartel leaders in Mexico, stating that Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, and Ismael Zambada Sicairos, “Mayito Flaco,” have been “good people” to him.
The boxer’s words come amidst the internal war within the Sinaloa Cartel, as well as the legal proceedings against his son, Julio César Chávez Jr., who is accused of alleged ties to organized crime and arms trafficking for this criminal group.
The boxer’s remarks come amidst the internal war within the Sinaloa Cartel, as well as the legal proceedings against his son, Julio César Chávez Jr., who is accused of alleged links to organized crime and arms trafficking on behalf of this criminal group. During the interview on La Saga channel, Chávez was asked about the rumors linking him to members of organized crime. The former boxer recounted that, as a result of his sporting success and his life in Culiacán, Sinaloa, he repeatedly crossed paths with figures from the criminal underworld.
“They are very fine people… they are good people, good folks,” Chávez said, referring to members of the Guzmán and Zambada families, clans now at odds, as well as others like Amado Carrillo, “The Lord of the Skies.”
