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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Powerhouse Boxing & Kickboxing will host the first Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker Mid-Atlantic Classic July 26 at the Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center in Norfolk. The new ...