British journalist 'barred' from Joshua-Dubois fight at Wembley after Saudi criticism

Oliver Brown says he was denied entry to the fight on Saturday in the wake of a Telegraph article

SOFT POWER: Turki Alalshikh looks on as the national anthem of Saudi Arabia is sung prior to during the IBF World Heavyweight Title fight between Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua, on the Riyadh Season - Wembley Edition card at Wembley Stadium. Picture: Richard Pelham/Getty Images

A British journalist says he was 'barred' from attending Anthony Joshua's world title fight against Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday after criticising Saudi Arabian sportswashing. 

Well-known sports writer Oliver Brown — who has attended several prizefights in Saudi Arabia in recent years — published a column in the Telegraph on Friday that criticised the regime's attempts at sportswashing.