So far, the lightweight has shared 20 rounds with a former European champion in Gavin Gwynne and settled a long-running grudge by knocking out bitter rival Jordan Flynn.

He's been touted as one of the future stars of the sport but has also spent months in the wilderness contemplating retirement. That would leave some fighters with enough stories to tell for the rest of their lives. Vuong has managed it in the span of just 10 fights.

Still just 24 years old, Vuong (9-0-1, 4 KOs) hasn’t boxed since November 29, 2025.

That night – almost 12 months to the day after scraping a unanimous but controversial decision win over ex-EBU 135-pound champ Gwynne – Vuong was held to a majority draw by the relentless Welshman in a grueling rematch.

Despite the result, Vuong gave a better account of himself the second time around but, in his own mind, he wasn’t good enough.

Vuong began doubting his own ability, split with Matchroom Boxing and wondered if he even wanted to fight again.

“A lot of things were going through my head,” Vuong told The Ring after agreeing a deal to relaunch his career with MF Pro.

“I was reflecting on the sport ... whether I want to do it, whether I'm as good as I think I am. I had six or seven months out of the game to really reflect and sit on it. It made me realize that this is all I know. This is what I've done since I was a baby, since I was a little boy. This is my childhood dream. I had a little talk to myself and I know this is what I want to do and I do believe I can go to the very top.”

After making an impressive professional debut, Vuong was immediately placed on the fast track. The praise and promise of what he could achieve brought him a lot of attention but it also heaped pressure onto young shoulders. When he should have been concentrating solely on learning the sport, Vuong was trying to live up to expectations.

The first fight with Gwynne came just 13 months into his career and even before then he had boxed his way to a solid 10-round win over a tough Jeff Ofori. Before the rematch with Gwynne he squeezed in a grudge match with Flynn, too.

His record is relatively unscathed but his ego has taken a beating.

Vuong isn’t blaming anybody else for his quick progress, admitting he wasn’t helplessly carried along by the wave of hype.

“I think I welcomed it, to be honest," he said. "I remember saying after my debut that I don't want to fight none of these journeymen, I want to be in big fights. I want to be at that level because I know how good I am so it's one of them where I want everything yesterday. I believed in my ability, but do I think the Gwynne fight was too soon? I think the first fight was maybe two or three fights too soon, or a year to 18 months too soon, to be honest.”

Vuong’s profile assures that he will be a major part of MF Pro’s plan as they move forward and his status should buy him time to regain his confidence and develop at the right pace. He also concedes that it won’t take much for him to start pestering his new promoters for a test.

“I think that's why MF Pro is a good move for me,” he said. I think they're going to invest in my career and give us the right steps at the right time and move us as fast as they believe I should be moved. But [moving carefully] is something I still struggle with today.”

Vuong has also joined a new gym. After the Gwynne draw, he left Ben Davison’s set-up in Essex on good terms and will now fight out of Four Corners Gym in Liverpool.

The multi-discipline gym is quickly becoming a real powerhouse in British boxing but it is far more than a fashionable destination. The gym is owned by combat sports veteran John Gillies and used by the Smith brothers, welterweight contender Jack Catterall and a whole host of championships level fighters.

It has become a hub for people who live and breathe boxing. If Vuong wasn’t sure about returning to the sport, any doubts would have quickly been highlighted.

“My first two, three weeks back, I was thinking, 'Why have I not been boxing for so long?' It felt stupid. I think for a lot of the time I was just in my own head, but I'm enjoying being back in the gym,” he said.

“It's a good gym. They're a great group of lads and it's a fighting gym. They're all boxing mad so, if they didn't think I had it in me, I wouldn't be in that gym.”