On social media, videos of Wembley Stadium in Britain went viral. While sharing the video users claimed that a Muslim man wanted to offer namaz inside Wembley Stadium in Britain, but when he was stopped, he got angry and started threatening. After that, former British heavyweight boxing champion Julius Francis knocked him down with a single punch.
Fact Check
On investigation, DFRAC found that this video was from June 2022. We also found many media reports regarding this video. According to ‘The Daily Mail’, the incident took place when a group of men was seen arguing among themselves inside Wembley. After this, the bouncers tried to remove them from there. Further, when the young man misbehaved, Julius Francis punched him. Reacting to this video, Boxpark CEO Roger Wade said that the man who was punched was part of a group that was ‘abusing, spitting on and assaulting customers and employees.
Additionally, according to ‘Metro News’, a video of former heavyweight boxer Julius Francis went viral after he was filmed beating up a man at Boxpark in Wembley on June 11 who was allegedly ‘abusing, spitting and hitting people’.
Moreover, ‘Essentially Sports‘ and ‘Indian Express‘ reports have also given detailed information about the incident. In all these media reports, there is no mention of the controversy over offering Namaz.
Conclusion
It is evident from the DFRAC’s Fact check that the video is from June 2022 and the claim made by the users stating that a Muslim man was punched and knocked down by former boxer Julius Francis for insisting on offering namaz inside Wembley Stadium is also false.
