The Vietnam Boxing Federation has yet to verify why president Liu Xiu Bao has disappeared.

The Standing Committee meeting of the Vietnam Boxing Federation (VBF) took place on the afternoon of September 4. However, the leaders of this unit were still unable to meet with President Liu Xiu Bao, who had been out of contact for many months, as well as verify the reason for the loss of contact.

Mr. Luu Tu Bao - President of Vietnam Boxing Federation - Photo: VBF

On the afternoon of September 4, the Vietnam Boxing Federation held an online meeting to officially announce and find an immediate solution to the matter of VBF President Luu Tu Bao going to the US and being out of contact for many months.

Mr. Luu Tu Bao is currently the President of the Vietnam Boxing Federation (VBF) for the second term (2023 - 2028), President of the Ho Chi Minh City Mixed Martial Arts Federation (HMMAF) for the first term (2022 - 2027) and the Executive Director of Saigon Sports Club (SSC) - one of the leading martial arts clubs in Ho Chi Minh City.

For many months, Mr. Bao has not been in Vietnam after going to the US since March 2025. Many members of VBF or HMMAF as well as localities across the country have not been able to meet or contact their leaders to carry out work.

Even the online meeting on the afternoon of September 4th did not have the participation of Mr. Liu Xiu Bao. No one at VBF could contact Mr. Bao for the meeting.

The meeting said there was no official information surrounding why Mr. Bao had been out of contact for so long, other than information given by his family.

A member of the VBF Standing Committee told Tuoi Tre Online :

Mr. Bao's family had informed the federation that he had lost contact with him because of legal troubles. Specifically, Mr. Liu Xiu Bao went to the US to attend the funeral of a relative and planned to stay until the end of his seven-week mourning period.

During this time, Mr. Bao accidentally met a group of Vietnamese people with whom he had had a serious conflict nearly 20 years ago. This group filed a complaint against Mr. Bao for assault and the two sides took each other to the first instance court.

Because the opponent failed to present specific evidence, Mr. Bao won. However, according to US law, the two sides still have to meet at the appeals court, scheduled for early January 2026.

The meeting on the afternoon of September 4 of the VBF Standing Committee agreed that the work of VBF would continue as usual. Without the President, there would be a Vice President and the Executive Committee.

In case Mr. Bao is still not contactable in the near future, VBF will appoint Mr. Nguyen Duy Hung - Vice President and General Secretary - as acting President to handle the work of the federation.

"There is no official information about Mr. Bao's absence, so we cannot report to the Ministry of Home Affairs to request an extraordinary congress to elect a new president. The Federation acknowledges the president's contributions. In the near future, if necessary, we will send a document to the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to get official information," a member of the VBF Standing Committee shared.

Previously, speaking to Tuoi Tre Online , a sports industry leader said: "According to the feedback from localities and the Vietnam Boxing Federation, they have lost connection with Mr. Bao for 4-5 months now.

Therefore, the Department of Sports and Physical Training is doing two things: asking the Vietnamese authorities (Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Foreign Affairs ) to verify information related to Mr. Luu Tu Bao; directing the Vietnam Boxing Federation to meet, deploy work and assign a temporary person in charge so as not to affect the common work during Mr. Bao's absence."

NGUYEN KHOI

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/lien-doan-quyen-anh-viet-nam-van-chua-xac-minh-duoc-vi-sao-chu-tich-luu-tu-bao-mat-lien-lac-2025090418055413.htm