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Joseph Awinongya Jr: Meet 13-year-old Ghanaian boxer who has won 13 national championships in USA

Tuesday, September 08, 2020 at 5:59 PM by Ebenezer Agbey Quist 2 min read

- 13-year-old Joseph Awinongya Jr, a rising Ghanaian boxer has become a force to reckon with in the sport

- The young boxer who resides in the U.S.A has already won 13 amazing national titles in boxing at his age

- Aside from his successes in boxing, the young Ghanaian super-star is also known for his benevolence to the needy in society

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Joseph Awinongya Jr, a 13-year-old Ghanaian boxer who is resident in the United States of America keeps making Ghana proud with his relentless successes.

According to a news report sighted by YEN.com.gh on Ghanaweb.com, Joseph has won a total of 13 great national titles in the U.S.A with boxing.

He won the Silver Gloves National Championship three times, St. Louis National Championship two times, Jr Olympic National Championship two times, Wisconsin National Championship two times and the USA National Championship.

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Joseph Awinongya: Meet 13-year-old Ghanaian boxer who has won 7 national championships in USA Source: Graphic.com.gh, modernghana.com
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Joseph is also National Champion at the Western Elite Qualifier, King of the Jungle National Champion and Power Gloves National Champion.

Aside from his successes in boxing, the young Ghanaian super-star is also known for his benevolence to the needy in society.

He recently received massive praises and blessings from the chief and people of Ashaiman when he donated $500 to the Motherly Love Foundation to help care for children with HIV on September 4, 2020.

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Prior to that, Joseph had made a commitment to financially support one Paulina Anokye to undergo surgery to remove a spinal tumour.

In other news by YEN.com.gh, Stonebwoy has finally received his certificate of the Grammy nomination he had in 2018 and Ghanaians have been reacting wildly to the development.

The post sighted by YEN.com.gh on Stonebwoy's verified Facebook handle read: Finally, it’s Here, Now Let’s Frame it!! #bhimnationglobal Ghana2DaWorld @recordingacademy 2017

This comes days shortly after news broke about Sarkodie being one of the people who was scammed with a fake award that was supposed to be from the UN.

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Authors:

Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.

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