MEXICO CITY (AP) — As a professional, Julio César Chávez fought 115 times in the ring. Now, the former world champion said he was ready to fight outside of it to defend his same-name son, who was arrested by U.S. immigration agents at his Los Angeles home for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application.

Former world champ Julio Cesar Chavez is set to defend his same-name son, arrested by U.S. immigration agents at his Los Angeles home for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application, telling a newspaper that his child "is not a criminal.

I n a surprising twist, the legendary Julio César Chávez finds himself at the center of a media storm, not for his feats in the ring, but due to the arrest of his son, Julio César Chávez Jr., in Los Angeles.