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Ugandan boxer, grandson of Idi Amin, stripped of medal for punching Egyptian
October 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Ugandan boxer Aziz Abdul, grandson of former dictator Idi Amin, was stripped of his medal for punching Egyptian Mohamed Hussein after the final bell in Nairobi.
- Abdul struck Hussein in the back of the head after the bell of the 90kg final, leading to his immediate disqualification.
- Officials stripped Abdul of the silver medal he had earned by reaching the final.
- The incident is Abdul's second disqualification in months; he was removed from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July for headbutting English boxer Damar Thomas.
- After his Glasgow disqualification, Abdul accused officials of bias and racism against African boxers.

