VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WJLA) — Olympic boxing gold medalist and Hall of Famer Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker died after he was hit by a car in Virginia Beach over the weekend. Whitaker, 55, died from his ...

NORFOLK — For Vanisha Whitaker, July 14 is usually a day of sadness. That was the day her uncle, Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, died in 2019. Whitaker, a legendary world champion boxer, died after ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach Police have identified the man hit and killed by a vehicle late Sunday night as boxing legend Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker. Virginia Beach Police were ...

Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker displayed the sweet science in its purest form to pick apart the most talented fighters. The boxing community owes it to the memory of this pugilistic great to forever ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach Police have identified the man hit and killed by a vehicle late Sunday night as local boxing legend Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker. Virginia Beach Police were ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Norfolk native and Olympic boxing gold medalist Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker was hit and killed at a busy Virginia Beach intersection, police tell 13News Now. The accident ...