Aziz Abdul, the grandson of former Ugandan president Idi Amin’s who called himself the “King of Scotland”, has hit out at Commonwealth Games after being disqualified over a headbutt
‘Last King of Scotland’ Idi Amin’s grandson has been disqualified for a headbutt in the third round of his opening super-heavyweight bout as he claims judges wanted England’s Damar Thomas to win at Commonwealth Games in Glasgow because “he’s at f****** home”.
Aziz Abdul, who arrived on a mission to become “the new king of Scotland”, was penalised three times for fouls and thrown out midway through the third and final round.
Afterwards, the 25-year-old raged at the officials and accused them of bias. “There were a lot of fouls,” insisted Aziz as he went on to berate reporters in the mixed zone.
He said@ “This referee’s decision is not right and I am not happy. Of course it’s unfair. When you watch the previous fights of England, their boxers create a lot of fouls and they play a lot of bull****. I am a black African, I know. I don’t why the officials are scared about this fight.”
Aziz had warned in the build-up that he would need to emulate one of his grandfather’s famous sayings if he was to emerge victorious and reach the semi-finals. Amin once advised that “the only way to defeat an enemy who is against the country is to win by knockout”.
Amin was an accomplished boxer before becoming president of Uganda in 1971. During his eight-year reign an estimated 500,000 people were killed and he expelled Uganda’s entire Asian population before he was deposed and sent into exile.
He declared himself the “King of Scotland” in 1976, having developed a fascination with the country His remark inspired an Oscar-winning film, The Last King Of Scotland, starring the Glasgow-born actor James McAvoy.
Aziz was certainly bullish about his famous relative in the fight’s build-up, and despite a reach disadvantage of at least five inches, he sought to take the fight to Thomas, a former youth world champion.
Despite landing three sweeping left hooks in the opening round, a short, stabbing left by Thomas earned a plainly displeased Aziz a standing count. Thomas won the first round 10-8 on all three of the judges’ cards.
Aziz swung wildly throughout the second and was frequently wrapped up within Thomas’ longer reach. He was deducted his second point for persistently punching Thomas in the face as they exited a clinch.
Finally, with the fight already lost on the scorecards, Aziz received his third and final warning midway through the final round, when he flicked up his head to butt Thomas on the chin, drawing boos from the Scottish Exhibition Centre crowd.
Aziz was unrepentant after the fight. He said: “The judges wanted him to win because he’s at f****** home. He head-butted me, he got me with elbows.
“Next time, I will get him. Anytime in the future. Two years, five years, 10 years. I will show him that Aziz Ringo is a real warrior. It’s so painful.”