Nick Griffin, a nationalist politician and boxing Blue attended the “town vs. gown” fight last Sunday (30/1), prompting boos and hisses from attendees.

The Downing alumnus was not invited, but had bought a general admission ticket.

Griffin led the far-right British National Party (BNP) from 1999 till 2014 when he was expelled. He was convicted of distributing material to incite racial hatred in 1998, and has been accused of Holocaust denial - reportedly referring to the Holocaust as the “Holohoax.”

According to attendees, “things were openly hostile towards him.” He received hisses and boos in the lobby area during half-time and in-between fights, and faced disagreement from students who were there based on his views.

According to one guest: “He was quite keen to be characterised as anti-Muslim (specifically anti-Wahhabism) rather than anti-immigration; throughout our conversation he very much adopted the line that he thought it was too late to clamp down on immigration and prevent multiculturalism now and that we just needed to get on with it, but get much harsher regarding Saudi money and influence over British mosques.

“When challenged on his proposition that the English are second class citizens in their own country, he struggled to define what he meant by the English, and repeated the example that it would be much easier to get permission for an Eid parade than a St. George’s day one.”

A CUABC spokesperson said: “Details of the event were sent out via the club alumni mailing list. Tickets were publicly available to all club alumni.”

The “town vs. gown” match involves the University team fighting boxers from in and around Cambridge, but despite their best efforts, the Blues lost 5-10 at the sold-out West Road Concert Hall.