GREATEST HIT FOR POGUES

IT MAY have been Las Vegas rather than New York, but it was still a fairy-tale debut for Jamal Pogues – and one that has been a long time coming.

- GARY HITCHCOCK

The American heavyweight finally stepped foot in the octagon last weekend in Sin City to earn a unanimous points victory over Josh Parisian, having started his journey to make it to the big stage 14 years ago. 

‘The Stormtrooper’ has popped up on the radar more often than a Chinese weather balloon and despite winning on UFC president Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019, a precious contract was not forthcoming.