Idi Amin's grandson cries racism after Commonwealth Games boxing disqualification

Idi Amin's grandson cries racism after Commonwealth Games boxing disqualification

Uganda's Aziz Abdul, grandson of dictator Idi Amin, was disqualified from his Glasgow 2026 super-heavyweight quarter-final after a head-butt, having lost two earlier points for a standing count and punching on the break. Abdul called the ruling racist: "I'm a black African, I know." Commonwealth Sport president Dr. Donald Rukare, also Ugandan-born, rejected the claim as "probably something said in the heat of the moment."

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