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Idi Amin’s grandson disqualified from Commonwealth Games boxing for head-butt
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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The Guardian Sport
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Idi Amin’s grandson disqualified from Commonwealth Games boxing for head-butt

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Aziz Abdul disqualified for ‘Glasgow kiss’ in third round Ugandan boxer: ‘Why can’t they let this fight continue?’ The Commonwealth Games debut of Idi Amin’s grandson ended in ignominy and disgrace as the boxer was disqualified in the third round for head-butting his English opponent – and then launched a bitter verbal assault on the referee. Things then took an even more bizarre turn as Aziz Abdul, a 25-year-old from Uganda, refused to speak to a journalist afterwards because of what he had written about the tyrannical dictator . Continue reading...

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