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Mark Staniforth

Idi Amin’s grandson disqualified at Commonwealth Games after headbutt and bias claims

  • Idi Amin 's grandson, Aziz Abdul, was disqualified from his opening super-heavyweight boxing bout at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
  • Abdul was penalised three times for fouls, including a headbutt against England's Damar Thomas, leading to his removal midway through the third and final round.
  • Following his disqualification, Abdul raged at officials, accusing them of bias and suggesting racial discrimination, stating, 'I am a black African, I know. I don’t why the officials are scared about this fight.'
  • Abdul, who had arrived with the ambition to become 'the new king of Scotland' , had been losing on the scorecards before receiving his final warning for the headbutt.
  • His grandfather, Idi Amin, a former boxer, famously declared himself the 'King of Scotland' in 1976, a claim that later inspired the Oscar-winning film 'The Last King Of Scotland'.

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Idi Amin’s grandson disqualified for headbutting opponent at Commonwealth Games

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