Indian Express
India · 34 mins ago
Idi Amin’s grandson does a Zinedine Zidane: Headbutts boxer to get disqualified
Success stories and tales of hardship are part of sport. The most extraordinary story at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games involved neither. Instead, it involved a headbutt, an angry tirade and a surname that still divides a nation.In the quarterfinal of men’s 90+ kg boxing, Ugandan boxer Aziz Abdul was disqualified for headbutting his opponent, England’s Damar Thomas. As if Zinedine Zidane had descended at the SEC Centre.Then came the outburst.“I’m a black African, I know. It’s God’s plan,” Aziz declared. Then alleged, “There was a lot of b******t. Holding, elbowing. When other countries do this, they are disqualified. They decided the winner before the fight.” When a Press Association reporter attempted a question, Aziz cut him off. “Not you. I don’t like you.” His explanation was startling
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