Boxing legend Julio César Chávez defended his son, Julio César Chávez Jr., amid his arrest by U.S. immigration officials and an active warrant for his arrest in Mexico, claiming his son is innocent of the criminal acts he is accused of.

Boxing legend Julio César Chávez defended his son in an interview with Mexican media after he was arrested in the U.S. and faces deportation.

My son will be anything you want, anything, but he is not a criminal and less everything he’s being accused of," the elder Chavez said.