Hogan to face Gray on next CES card in Connecticut

Press Release

07/02/2025

Hogan to face Gray on next CES card in Connecticut

CES Boxing's next show will take place at The Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on Saturday, February 22nd. Middleweight Francis "Frank the Tank" Hogan (18-0, 16 KOs) will headline against Khiary "King TooSharp" Gray (19-7, 14 KOs). The 24 year-old Hogan is a Boston native who easily dispatched Elvin Ayala in two rounds last October.  Against Gray, Hogan will face a much younger foe. Gray, from Worcester, MA, is coming off a 6th round knockout of Daniel Sostre in November.
 
On the same show, super featherweight Toka Kahn Clary (29-4, 19 KOs), who will take on Kazakh hopeful Nikolay Shvab (12-0, 7 KOs) in an eight-round bout. Kahn Clary gave lightweight Alejandro Paulino all he could handle in a November loss.  The 32-year-old is expected to give Shvab the toughest test of his young career.
 
Several other New England boxers shecduled to appear include: Jalen Renaud, Victor Reynoso, Jeffrey Torres, Slawomir Bohdziewicz, Douglas Marroquin, Anthony Velasquez, Elijah Peixoto, Anuel Rosa, Melanie Costa, Lamont Powell and Tevin Regis.