VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia -- Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in ...

NORFOLK, Va. – Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker was only 20 years old when he secured his first and only gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games. Even more impressive than that, the Norfolk native had never ...

MoRuf pulls up with some new heat — with some help from SZA. 2 hours ago On Sunday, July 14, 2019, the Hall of Famer was hit by a car in Virginia Beach, where he lived, just after 10 p.m. According to ...

Twelve years ago, Pernell Whitaker walked into Lambert’s Point Community Center in his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia, and everyone involved in an amateur boxing card took notice. The late boxing ...

Former welterweight boxing champion Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker died after he was hit by a car in Virginia Beach Sunday night, police said. Emergency dispatchers received a call just after 10 p.m.

Jose "OnFire" Aguirre speaks with former champion and pound for pound fighter, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker. Whitaker talks about some of the greatest fights of his career, his feelings on a comeback, ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Former professional boxing champion Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker was hit by a vehicle and killed on Sunday night in Virginia Beach. Whitaker, 55, was a four-weight world champion, ...

Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker has joined Zab Judah's training camp to help Zab prepare for his upcoming title fight against Kaizer Mabuza. Judah was frequently compared to fellow southpaw, Whitaker, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia -- Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in ...