Usage of Cardinal Numbers with Plural Nouns

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Usage of Cardinal Numbers with Plural Nouns

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There are three sweets boxes. The first box has Gulabjamun, the second one Barfi and the third one both Gulabjamun & Barfi.

In the above statement the Sentence "There are three sweets boxes." is correct or not?
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There are three boxes of sweets.
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