Idi Amin’s boxer grandson determined to become new King of Scotland

Aziz Abdul never met his grandfather. He was a military dictator and died in exile when little Aziz was a toddler. His name was Idi Amin.

“My grandfather’s achievements inspired me,” said Aziz Abdul, the grandson of ex-Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. “He was a heavyweight boxer like me, and I am so proud of him.’’

The boxer grandson of Idi Amin has vowed to become the “king of Scotland” by winning gold for Uganda at the Commonwealth Games.

The boxer grandson of Idi Amin has vowed to become the “king of Scotland” by winning gold for Uganda at the Commonwealth Games.

Aziz Abdul wants Ugandan to recognise him as a Commonwealth Games boxing gold medallist rather than as Idi Amin's grandson.

Aziz Abdul faces England’s Damar Thomas in +90kg category ‘I will be the baddest man in the Commonwealth’ England super-heavyweight Damar Thomas must overcome the grandson of Idi Amin, the former Ugandan dictator and self-proclaimed “King of Scotland”, if he is to progress into the medal rounds of Commonwealth Games

ENGLAND super-heavyweight Damar Thomas must overcome the grandson of Idi Amin, the former Ugandan dictator and self-proclaimed “King of Scotland,” if he is to progress into the medal rounds of Commonwealth Games boxing competition in Glasgow on Wednesday. Aziz Abdul, known as “Ringo,” is not shy of his family connectio