Former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s grandson, Aziz Abdul disqualified for Commonwealth Games for headbutting opponent

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.