The President of the Vietnam Boxing Federation may remain absent for an extended period.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - The meeting of the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Boxing Federation (VBF) this afternoon (September 4th) was still held without the participation of VBF President Luu Tu Bao, even in an online format.

The VBF (Vietnam Football Federation) stated that they had invited Mr. Luu Tu Bao to attend the VBF's executive committee meeting this afternoon via online conferencing from the United States. However, Mr. Bao did not attend the meeting.

VBF President Luu Tu Bao (standing) may continue to be absent from Vietnam for the next few months (Photo: VBF).

A member of VBF stated that the reason Mr. Luu Tu Bao had told him about his return to the US at the end of February and his absence from Vietnam stemmed from a legal issue. However, this issue was not the same as what some foreign media outlets had reported.

Due to the aforementioned legal troubles, VBF President Luu Tu Bao is expected to remain unable to return to Vietnam for the next few months to directly manage VBF's affairs.

Currently, VBF is requiring Mr. Luu Tu Bao to provide a power of attorney authorizing him to hand over his duties to someone else at VBF.

In the coming period, if VBF continues to be unable to contact the organization's President, Mr. Luu Tu Bao, VBF will elect an Acting President to manage the affairs of the Vietnam Boxing Federation.

During the period when Mr. Luu Tu Bao was absent, the affairs of the VBF were handled by Vice President and General Secretary Nguyen Duy Hung.

In addition to his position as President of the VBF, Mr. Luu Tu Bao is also the President of the Ho Chi Minh City Mixed Martial Arts Federation (HMMAF). Mr. Luu Tu Bao holds both American and Vietnamese citizenship.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/chu-tich-lien-doan-quyen-anh-viet-nam-co-the-tiep-tiep-vang-mat-dai-han-20250904203757717.htm