Joseph Awinongya Targets Second International Gold Medal in Next Step Toward Olympic Dream
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 28 Jul 2025
Awinongya Locks Attention on 2025 Brandenburg Cup in Germany
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 26, 2025) – Joseph “Jojo” Awinongya is quickly emerging as a name that everyone around the world is familiar with. After the Joliet, Illinois, native earned a gold medal at the inaugural World Boxing U19 Championships, Awinongya is trending to become an Olympic medal contender at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Awinongya represented Team USA last November at the World Boxing U19 Championships and stormed through the field with a first-round RSC win, a unanimous decision and a dominant 4-1 split decision victory in the gold medal round. Jojo has been turning heads for many years now for USA Boxing, but now he is realizing the style he created is setting him up for a historic career.
“Winning gold at the World Boxing U19 Championships meant that the style I created is actually viable on the international stage,” Jojo said. “I will be able to get the Olympic gold medal when the time comes.”
Jojo's time is now, and he proved it in his gold medal run in Pueblo, Colorado. Awinongya represented Team USA at 75 kg at the World Boxing U19 Championships, and he will now aim to make the transition to the Elite stage and officially begin his journey to LA.
The Olympic Games have been a dream for Awinongya and his family since he began boxing. The goal is simple: win gold.
“From the time I started boxing, it was 'how do I build my style into something that is going to win that gold medal,'” Jojo said.
It is essential for him not to get lost in the future, and with a goal that big, he explained, he stays in the present and lives one day at a time. The multi-time USA Boxing National Champion will take his mind off the Olympic gold medal for now but will look to make a massive stride in that direction and try to earn his second international gold medal in just eight months.
Awinongya will represent Team USA next week at the 2025 Brandenburg Cup in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. The Cup will take place from July 30 through August 2, and Jojo will learn his path to gold at the draw on Tuesday, July 29.
He will represent Team USA at 80 kg in Germany in preparation to help him make the jump to the Elite stage and continue his Olympic journey. This will be Jojo's biggest test after winning his U19 World Boxing gold medal, and it will be a pivotal moment in his career as he advances to the Elite division this December at the 2025 USA Boxing National Championships in Lubbock, Texas.
“Germany is a great challenge for me and will help me prepare for the transition to the elite stage,” Jojo said. “The international competition will give me the biggest challenge I have faced, and that is what I need the most right now.”
Awinongya wants that gold medal in Germany, and he knows it is a crucial part of his journey toward the Olympics in LA. The stakes are higher, and the expectations are bigger. Team USA's 80kg boxer is here to prove he is a name for everyone to remember.
When 2028 comes around, he has his mind set on one goal, but for now, he plans to represent Team USA proudly and earn the second international gold medal of his young career.
The road to LA starts now. Everyone, make sure to tune in for Joseph “Jojo” Awinongya's 2025 Brandenburg Cup run next week and follow all of Team USA's journey HERE.
INFORMATION:
www.usaboxing.org
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
EVAN HOLYFIELD SET TO CONTINUE HIS COMEBACK THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, AT CHRISTY MARTIN’S “MAYHEM IN MUSIC CITY 2”
Tue, 29 Jul 2025The Boss Punches In: Joscelyn Olayo-Munoz Prepares for USA Boxing International Debut
Tue, 29 Jul 2025Boxing Icon Don Elbaum Passes Away at 97
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Tue, 29 Jul 2025FIGHT OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE: Andy Dominguez Defeats Byron Rojas by Split Decision To Win WBC USA Silver Light Flyweight Title on Atlantic City
Mon, 28 Jul 2025ARMANDO MARTINEZ RABI KNOCKS OUT ALBEIRO PAREDES IN SECOND ROUND OF MAIN EVENT OF FISTS OF FURY 7 AT SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO HOLLYWOOD
Mon, 28 Jul 2025Hawaiian Punch: Lorenzo Patricio Closes Out Youth International Career
Mon, 28 Jul 2025The 19th Thousand Island Cup Philippine Xiangqi Open tournament on August 3
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 28 Jul 20253rd DC Athletics Open on Aug. 9-10 at UM
By Lito delos Reyes, Mon, 28 Jul 2025Is Pacman Eyeing Tank? Speculation Rises for Pacquiao vs. Davis Showdown
By Dong Secuya, Mon, 28 Jul 2025Francisco stops Dalogdog, bags Phl ‘fly’ crown
Mon, 28 Jul 2025Boxing World Mourns the Passing of Two-Time Champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Mon, 28 Jul 2025ALEX ARIZA BACKS KENNETH LLOVER, CITES PACQUIAO-LIKE STYLE AHEAD OF AUGUST BOUT
Mon, 28 Jul 2025Joseph Awinongya Targets Second International Gold Medal in Next Step Toward Olympic Dream
Mon, 28 Jul 2025AFM Lacaron rules IIEE ECVR in Cebu, IM Chito bags IIEE Castle in the storm in Manila
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 28 Jul 2025Nakagawa Claims WBO Oriental 126 Belt; Griffiths, Arsalan, Phanaluk Score Exciting Wins in Brico Santig's Show in Thailand (PHOTOS)
By Carlos Costa, Sun, 27 Jul 2025