In the morning of July 19, the Vietnam Boxing Federation (VBF) shared the dispatch was sent by the Director of the Center for Culture and Information of Go Vap District to the National Defense Sports Center (Military Region 7). In this dispatch, as the Organizing Committee, the Center for Culture and Information of Go Vap District proposed the National Defense Sports Center (Military Region 7) to discipline a player.
The person proposed to be disciplined was Tran Duc Tho, athletes of the military unit. According to the content from the official dispatch, on July 16, 2023, after the Arbitration Board declared the results of the match No. 239, the army athletes had an insult to the Supervisory Board and the referees. Some individuals have infringed upon the area of the Organizing Committee.
As one of the audience coming to the field, Tran Duc Tho took 2 bottles of water to throw at the table of supervision. This is a violation of the tournament rules. In addition to asking the army unit to criticize the athlete Tran Duc Tho, the Organizing Committee of the National Boxing Championship of 2023 also proposed the relevant units to discipline this athlete.
Also in the latest announcement, VBF said: “With the regulations of the Organizing Committee and the tournament charter, we need to participate in the competition, cheer the game in the spirit of civilization, respect and the right principle. With the video tape of the stadium, the Organizing Committee has clearly defined the image of the athletes, so it should be unified to send documents to the management unit for strict discipline.”
Tran Duc Tho was born in 1995, is the athlete of the Military Boxing unit, the Vietnamese boxing player. He had many years of winning the national championship in 67kg and 71kg weights. Tran Duc Tho represented Vietnam Boxing to attend 2 SEA Games 31 (Vietnam) and 32 (Cambodia). He is considered one of the outstanding faces of Boxing Vietnam.