Former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s grandson has made the news at the 2026 Commonwealth Games for all the wrong reasons.
Aziz Abdul, 25, was disqualified in the third round (90+kg) after he appeared to headbutt his opponent from England, Damar Thomas
Later, Abdul claimed the judges were against him because he is a “black African” and that Thomas was sparring in his homeland.
“When you watch the previous fights of England, their boxers create a lot of fouls,” he said.
“I land a heavy punch on him, they never count. Instead of counting they deduct me. I am black African. He is in homeland.”
The 2026 CWG is being staged at Glasgow, Scotland — one of four countries that make up the United Kingdom.
“All I can say about this is the decision is not right, I am not happy,” he said. “He elbowed me. He caught me with the elbow.
“It [the head movement] was not intentional. I was trying to come back. “How can I headbutt someone? I would not.
“He was the person they wanted to win. He was the winner before. I knew if I did not get knockout, I could not win the fight.”
Before the super-heavyweight bout, Abdul told the BBC he wanted to become the new ‘King of Scotland’ – in reference to Amin declaring himself that name in 1976.
After taking power in a coup in 1971, Amin ran a brutal regime during which an estimated half a million people were killed. He was also known as the Butcher of Uganda.
Abdul, who never met his grandfather, was chasing Uganda’s first Commonwealth boxing medal since Auckland in 1990 – something which would have been guaranteed had he beaten Thomas.
Thomas, who is now guaranteed at least a bronze medal, said it was “not the way” he wanted to win.
“I can’t change what happened today but I can control how I box on Friday,” he said.
