Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Ugandan Boxer Aziz Abdul Disqualified After Headbutt Incident
Aziz Abdul is a boxer from Uganda who was in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
He fought an English boxer named Damar Thomas.
During the fight, Aziz headbutted Thomas, which is against the rules.
The referee gave him a warning and then disqualified him.
Aziz said the judges were unfair and that the fight was decided before it started.
He also got upset with a reporter who wrote badly about his grandfather, Idi Amin.
Aziz thinks the decision was wrong and he is unhappy.
The incident made a lot of people talk because of his family history.
The fight ended with Aziz losing his chance to win a medal.
Aziz Abdul was disqualified in the Commonwealth Games quarterfinal for headbutting England’s Damar Thomas.
Abdul claimed the judges favored Europeans and that the fight was predetermined.
He accused a journalist of writing negatively about his grandfather, Idi Amin, and cut the reporter off.
The incident drew attention due to Abdul’s lineage as the grandson of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
Abdul expressed dissatisfaction with the referee’s decision, calling it unfair.
- Who
- Ugandan boxer Aziz Abdul
- What
- Disqualified for headbutting England's Damar Thomas in a Commonwealth Games bout
- When
- July 2026
- Where
- Glasgow Commonwealth Games, SEC Centre
- Why
- Alleged unfair judging and bias, and a reaction to a journalist's article about his grandfather
- Event
- Commonwealth Games 2026
- Disqualified Boxer
- Aziz Abdul
- Opponent
- Damar Thomas
- Country of Boxer
- Uganda
- Country of Opponent
- England
- Reason for Disqualification
- Headbutt
- Date
- July 2026
