Aziz Abdul stripped of medal after punching Egyptian rival at African Boxing Championships

Ugandan boxer Aziz Abdul, the grandson of former dictator Idi Amin, was disqualified and stripped of his silver medal after punching Egypt’s Mohamed Hussein following the 90kg final at the African Boxing Championships in Nairobi.

Abdul, 25, who is known as “Ringo”, appeared to walk away when the final bell sounded before striking Hussein on the back of the head as the Egyptian turned away.

Hussein fell to the canvas after the punch, prompting officials to intervene and immediately remove Abdul from the competition. Abdul then left the ring before Hussein was formally declared the winner.

The Ugandan had lost the chance to claim gold, but his punishment went further: he was also deprived of the silver medal he would have been awarded for reaching the final.

The incident was reported by NTV Uganda on 23 October 2026, which described Abdul’s punch as a wild blow delivered after the contest had ended.

It is the second major disqualification involving Abdul in a matter of months.

He was also removed from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July after officials judged that he had used his head against England’s Damar Thomas in the quarter-finals of the super-heavyweight competition.

That decision followed two earlier warnings. A third infringement ended Abdul’s participation in the tournament.

After being disqualified in Glasgow, Abdul criticised the referees and accused them of bias and racism against African boxers, according to the British newspaper The Sun.

Before that tournament, Abdul had said he wanted to become the “new King of Scotland”. The remark referred to one of the titles adopted by his grandfather, Idi Amin, during his rule of Uganda.

Amin seized power in Uganda in 1971 and governed the country for eight years before being overthrown and forced into exile.

His rule was associated with widespread human rights abuses and mass killings, with the death toll estimated at hundreds of thousands. He was also known for giving himself grandiose titles, including “King of Scotland”.