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Jake Paul is seemingly celebrating the ICE arrest of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ... and even offering who ICE should check out next.

Here's the situation -- not long after TMZ broke the news that Julio had been detained for an "expedited removal from the United States," the YouTuber-turned-pro boxer hopped on X and dropped an American flag emoji.

Perhaps he was celebrating Independence Day a bit early ... but the timing of his tweet seems pretty suspicious.

Degenerates hoping to make a quick buck on the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest are in luck ... TMZ Sports has learned there's a (b)unbelievable amount of prop bets on the board for Friday!!

The guys over at BetOnline.ag tell us ... there are double-digit topics gamblers can place wagers on -- including whether or not a contestant will vomit.

"Yes" odds for the throw-up were set at 6/1, meaning if an upchuck happens, fans can get $6 for every $1 they bet. Meanwhile, those in favor of "no" will be getting 1/12 odds.

Eric "Badlands" Booker has chugged just about everything under the sun ... but there's still one liquid he REALLY wants to down at an insane rate -- telling TMZ Sports it's a drink you can't find just anywhere!!

We caught up with Booker as he prepares to defend his title at the Nathan's Famous Lemonade Chugging Contest this July 4 ... and he revealed a non-alcoholic apéritif called Beverly -- a Coca-Cola product -- is atop his wish list.

"I think it's from Italy or somewhere in Europe," he said. "There's only one place that I know has it, at the Coca-Cola factory down in Atlanta. So one day, I'm gonna bring my boot and just put it under the fountain and just try to chug two liters of Beverly."

When Jim Ross announced he was cancer-free last week, he credited Tony Khan for being "amazingly wonderful" throughout the process ... and the love is mutual, 'cause the promotion's president called the wrestling legend "an indispensable part of AEW."

We spoke with Khan ahead of the "AEW: All In Texas" Pay-Per-View next Saturday ... and he said it was important to stand alongside the 73-year-old in his most recent health battle.

"I first heard JR's voice when I was eight years old, and he immediately hooked me with his commentary," Khan said. "He is a great man. He's done so much in wrestling."

Martins Licis just dragged a vehicle through a parking lot, and soon, he's hoping to hoist a trophy over his head ... telling TMZ Sports after conquering a Big Blue Bus pull, he's got his sights set on winning the 2026 World's Strongest Man competition.

Licis stunned onlookers in Santa Monica last week when he moved a 34,680-pound shuttle roughly 30 feet with nothing more than a rope and his body ... and following the feat, he told us he's heading back to his sport's biggest event next year.

Licis -- a bit out of breath from his accomplishment -- said after taking a lengthy break from lifting ... he's hoping to earn the title of World's Strongest Man for the second time in his illustrious career.

Caitlyn Jenner's longtime friend and manager, Sophia Hutchins, is dead following a tragic ATV accident near Caitlyn's home ... TMZ has learned.

Sophia was pronounced dead Wednesday morning in Malibu, according to law enforcement and family sources. We're told Sophia was riding the ATV on the road where Caitlyn lives when she struck the bumper of a moving car -- that impact forced the ATV over the shoulder ... sending it, and Sophia, plummeting 350 feet down into a ravine.

Our sources say the first responders who reached Sophia, pronounced her dead on the scene. Two people in the car Sophia struck were not injured. It's unclear if Caitlyn was home at the time, or if she witnessed the fatal collision. We do know no one else was harmed on the ATV.

A couple bonehead youth baseball coaches from Illinois got fired after getting buck naked and running the bases in the nude at a tournament in New York.

Video circulating on social media shows two men streaking at one of the ballfields at Cooperstown All Star Village ... and one guy even slides head first into home plate, completely in the nude.

The guys on the video are reportedly youth baseball assistant coaches from Lake Bluff, Illinois ... and the stunt appears to have happened with kids watching.

It's monkey see monkey do for Tom Brady and his daughter Vivian ... because after she jumped off the top deck of a yacht, he followed suit ... and it's all on video.

TB12 is doing the mega yacht thing off the coast of Ibiza and he just shared one of the more adventurous parts of his day with his 12-year-old.

First, Vivian jumps off the edge of the yacht's second deck and splashes down into the Mediterranean Sea.

2:35 PM PT -- Fox 11 LA obtained video of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s ICE arrest in Studio City, CA Wednesday.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., days after sharing the ring with Jake Paul, is locked in a jail cell ... after ICE agents arrested the former champ over a warrant in Mexico for alleged weapons trafficking and connections to a cartel.

Officials from the Department of Homeland Security tell TMZ Sports that 39-year-old Chavez Jr., the son of boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., was detained Thursday in Studio City over an active warrant out of our neighbors to the south.

The warrant, according to the U.S. gov, stems from Chavez's alleged involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives.

Lisa Bloom says the jury verdict in the Diddy sex trafficking trial is a gut punch she hasn't felt since O.J. Simpson was acquitted in his murder trial.

The famed attorney, who represents Diddy's sexual assault accuser Dawn Richard, tells TMZ ... this is one of the most disappointing verdicts for victims of sexual assault since The Juice got off.

Lisa cites the Cassie beating video and says it's hard to see a man caught on video beating and dragging his girlfriend, only to be convicted of relatively minor prostitution charges.

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died in a car crash ... and Cristiano Ronaldo is baffled by the loss as he leads the tributes to the late soccer star.

Taking to his Instagram to express his shock over the sudden loss, Ronaldo -- who played with Jota for Portugal -- admits it "doesn't make any sense," adding ... "Just now we were together in the National Team, just now you were married."

Jota married his partner Rute Cardoso less than 2 weeks before the fiery crash. They shared 3 children.

Patrick Bertoletti is looking to build off the 58 hot dogs and buns he downed en route to winning his first-ever Mustard Belt at the Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest last year ... with the champ telling TMZ Sports he hopes to eclipse 60 tube steaks this July 4!!

We spoke with Bertoletti ahead of his title defense at Coney Island ... and while he does feel anxious -- he says it's giving him energy and more drive to get the job done.

Bertoletti's main goal is improving his number from last year, saying entering the 60 range "would be great."

Nancy Lieberman isn't taking any Detroit hate sitting down ... telling TMZ Sports Sophie Cunningham needs to get her facts right after dissing the D earlier this week.

Cunningham -- who joined the Indiana Fever this year -- took a jab at Motor City when she was asked about the WNBA's decision to expand, saying, "I don’t know how excited people are to be going to Detroit."

She didn't sound thrilled about Cleveland and Philadelphia -- the two other cities receiving WNBA teams -- all that much, either.

Jake Paul is now the No. 14 cruiserweight in the WBA rankings ... and you know who's pissed about that?? The guy who was the No. 14 cruiserweight heading into this week -- 20-0 fighter Craig Parker.

TMZ Sports spoke with the now-No. 15-ranked boxer about the development ... and he said, quite frankly, it's "disgusting news to me" because in his opinion, he hasn't paid his dues.

"For him just to take a position that guys like me that struggled to find ways to the gym and ... it's a long road to be where we're at. And for him to just be No. 14, it was just like a slap in the face."

PETA clearly believes the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is the wurst ... as it tells TMZ Sports it's planning to crash the annual shindig this week in an effort to sway people from partaking in the glizzy engorgement.

A spokesperson for the animal rights org. says PETA mascots -- including Tommy Tofu and "his PETA pals" -- will be outside of the event at Nathan's Famous in Brooklyn on Friday afternoon in the hopes of deterring fans from eating tube steaks.

We're told they'll be handing out vegan hot dogs ... challenging "hungry spectators to enjoy a free, flavorful Fourth that is also animal-friendly."

Tom Brady might be a football star, but he's definitely a home run when it comes to the ladies!

The former New England Patriots quarterback played the field over the course of his love life, which has seen him evolve from one of the sports world's most eligible bachelors to a devoted father.

We're going to check out who the athlete's been with -- and see how a flip-flop in his career prefaced a major breakup.