NORFOLK — This week has been an emotional roller coaster for Wanda Davis. On Friday, Davis will watch three of her sons fight on the same boxing card at Scope. The Davis brothers, who trained at ...

Big-time boxing has vanished from Virginia. Long gone are the days when the late Pernell Whitaker was featured as a hometown hero in the Old Dominion State. “Sweet Pea” fought 11 of his 45 career ...

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 — 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 ...

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 ...

After watching Saturday night's successful unanimous decision defense of his WBO welterweight title by eight-division champion Manny Paquiao over five-time champion Shane Mosley, Pernell Whitaker ...

Kelvin Davis has said it’s a “blessing” to be able to take big-time boxing to his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia for a show that will be headlined by his brother Keyshawn. Lightweight contender ...