Idi Amin's Grandson Disqualified from African Boxing Championship Final
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
Aziz Abdul, grandson of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, was disqualified from the African Boxing Championship final in Nairobi after punching his opponent post-bout, losing his silver medal. This follows a similar disqualification at the Commonwealth Games in July. Idi Amin is historically significant to Israel due to his regime's involvement in the 1976 Entebbe hijacking.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Aziz Abdul, grandson of dictator Idi Amin, disqualified from boxing championship final for hitting opponent.
- Abdul lost his silver medal after the unsportsmanlike conduct in the 90kg final in Nairobi.
- This is the second violent incident for Abdul, who was also disqualified from the Commonwealth Games.
- Idi Amin's regime supported hijackers in the 1976 Entebbe plane hijacking.
- Operation Entebbe was the Israeli rescue mission following the hijacking.
Aziz Abdul, the 25-year-old grandson of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, was disqualified from the final of the African Boxing Championship in Nairobi, Kenya, after punching his Egyptian opponent, Mohamed Hussein, after the bout had concluded. Abdul, known as "Ringo," lost his silver medal due to the unsportsmanlike conduct. This incident marks the second violent altercation involving Abdul in recent months. In July, he was disqualified from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after headbutting his English opponent, Demar Thomas, an act for which he later accused organizers of racism and discrimination against Africans. Before that fight, Abdul had also declared his intention to become the "new King of Scotland," a nickname his grandfather used. Idi Amin ruled Uganda from 1971 to 1979 and is remembered in Israel for his regime's support of the hijackers in the 1976 Air France plane hijacking to Entebbe, which led to the Israeli rescue operation known as Operation Entebbe. Amin's rule was marked by widespread human rights abuses, including the murder of hundreds of thousands and the expulsion of the Asian population. He was eventually overthrown and went into exile.