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Pernell Whitaker

3917 KOs
41 KOs
0Draws
No contest: 1
Last six: W-W-L-?-L-L
Career
division
Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
44
rounds
355
KO %
43.6%
KO wins
17
KO losses
1
career
1984–2001
debut
1984-11-15
last fight
2001-04-27
Profile
alias
Sweet Pea
trainer
Lou Duva
sex
M
stance
southpaw
height
5′ 6″ / 168cm
reach
69″ / 175cm
nationality
USA
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Norfolk, Virginia
dob
1964-01-02
age
62

Latest news

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Apr 27
Carlos Bojorquez
12 2 5
L-TKO
Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, USA
4 of 10 · 155 / 153 lbs · 0:27
Judges: Keith MacDonald 28-29 | Dave Moretti 28-29 | Doug Tucker 28-29
Referee: Joe Cortez
Event →
Feb 20
Felix Trinidad
28 0 0
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
IBF World welterweight title
12 of 12 · 147 / 147 lbs
Judges: Melvina Lathan 109-118 | Beeba Exton 109-118 | Samuel Conde Lopez 111-117
Referee: Benjy Esteves, Jr.
Event →
Oct 17
Andrei Pestriaev
18 1 0
?-ND
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
WBA Welterweight Title
12 of 12 · 149 / 148 lbs
Judges: Glenn Feldman 115-113 | Don O'Neill 114-113 | Tom Kaczmarek 115-112
Referee: James Santa
Event →
Apr 12
Oscar De La Hoya
21 0 0
L-UD
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
WBC World welterweight title
12 of 12 · 147 / 147 lbs
Judges: Chuck Giampa 111-115 | Jerry Roth 110-116 | Dalby Shirley 110-116
Referee: Mills Lane
Event →
Jan 24
Diosbelys Hurtado
19 0 0
W-TKO
Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
WBC World welterweight title
11 of 12 · 147 / 146 lbs · 1:52
Judges: John Stewart 92-93 | Lazaro Carrasco 92-94 | Sergio Silvi 91-96
Referee: Arthur Mercante Jr.
Event →
Sep 20
Wilfredo Rivera
22 1 1
W-UD
James Knight Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA
WBC World welterweight title
12 of 12 · 147 / 147 lbs
Judges: Jay Kassees 113-112 | John Keane 115-111 | Masakazu Uchida 115-113
Referee: Frank Santore, Jr
Event →
Apr 12
Wilfredo Rivera
22 0 1
W-SD
Atlantis Casino, Cupecoy Bay, Sint Maarten
WBC World welterweight title
12 of 12 · 147 / 147 lbs
Judges: Tamotsu Tomihara 116-111 | George St. Aude 115-113 | Barbara Perez 112-115
Referee: Larry O'Connell
Event →
Nov 18
Jake Rodriguez
27 2 2
W-KO
Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
WBC World welterweight title
6 of 12 · 147 / 146 lbs · 2:45
Judges: Guillermo Ayon 49-46 | Bruce McTavish 50-45 | John Stewart 50-45
Referee: Frank Cappuccino
Event →
Aug 26
Gary Jacobs
41 5 0
W-UD
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
WBC World welterweight title
12 of 12 · 147 / 147 lbs
Judges: Tamotsu Tomihara 107-118 | Gus Mercurio 109-118 | Takeaki Kanaya 109-117
Referee: Ron Lipton
Event →
Oct 1
James McGirt
19 2 1
W-UD
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
WBC World welterweight title
12 of 12 · 147 / 146 lbs
Judges: Steve Weisfeld 117-110 | Chuck Giampa 117-113 | Rudy Ortega 118-112
Referee: Larry O'Connell
Event →
Apr 9
Santos Cardona
28 3 0
W-UD
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
WBC World welterweight title
12 of 12 · 147 / 147 lbs
Judges: Francisco Manzano 119-109 | Larry O'Connell 119-111 | Jim Traylor 119-109
Referee: Al Rothenberg
Event →
Mar 6
James McGirt
17 1 1
W-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
WBC World welterweight title
12 of 12 · 146 / 147 lbs
Judges: Dalby Shirley 117-111 | Chuck Giampa 115-113 | Rudy Ortega 115-114
Referee: Larry Hazzard
Event →
Dec 1
Ben Baez
7 4 0
W-KO
Pavilion Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
1 of 10 · 148 / 148 lbs · 0:37
Judges: Jim Traylor | Robert Exton | William Bryan
Referee: Al Rothenberg
Event →
Jul 18
Rafael Pineda
28 1 0
W-UD
Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
IBF World light welterweight title
12 of 12 · 140 / 139 lbs
Judges: Hector Hernandez Vilchis 116-110 | Jerry Roth 117-108 | Frank Cairo 117-108
Referee: Joe Cortez
Event →
May 22
Jerry Smith
5 4 0
W-KO
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
1 of 10 · 148 / 147 lbs
Referee: Sergio Gomez Orozco
Event →
Jan 18
Harold Brazier
36 3 0
W-UD
Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 141 / 141 lbs
Judges: Lynne Carter 100-90 | Ron Greenley 100-90 | George Hill 100-91
Referee: Frank Cappuccino
Event →
Oct 5
Jorge Paez
16 2 2
W-UD
Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, USA
WBC World lightweight title; WBA World lightweight title; IBF World lightweight title
12 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs
Judges: Keith MacDonald 116-110 | Chuck Giampa 115-111 | Patricia Morse Jarman 115-112
Referee: Mills Lane
Event →
Jul 27
Policarpo Diaz
32 0 0
W-UD
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
WBC World lightweight title; WBA World lightweight title; IBF World lightweight title
12 of 12 · 135 / 134 lbs
Judges: Julio Roldan 120-108 | Sheila Harmon 120-107 | Beeba Exton 120-106
Referee: Al Rothenberg
Event →
Feb 23
Anthony Jones
25 1 1
W-UD
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
WBC World lightweight title; WBA World lightweight title; IBF World lightweight title
12 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs
Judges: Jerry Roth 120-108 | Dave Moretti 119-109 | Joseph Pasquale 120-108
Referee: Mills Lane
Event →
Nov 22
Benjie Marquez
16 8 1
W-UD
Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
10 of 10 · 141 lbs
Referee: Fernando Paredes
Event →
Aug 11
Juan Nazario
21 2 0
W-KO
Caesars Tahoe, Outdoor Arena, Stateline, Nevada, USA
WBC World lightweight title; WBA World lightweight title; IBF World lightweight title
1 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs · 2:59
Judges: Patricia Morse Jarman | Dave Moretti | Ray Solis
Referee: Mills Lane
Event →
May 19
Azumah Nelson
30 1 0
W-UD
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
WBC World lightweight title; IBF World lightweight title
12 of 12 · 135 / 134 lbs
Judges: Harry Gibbs 114-116 | Sid Nathan 113-115 | Dalby Shirley 111-116
Referee: Mills Lane
Event →
Feb 3
Freddie Pendleton
4 4 0
W-UD
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
WBC World lightweight title; IBF World lightweight title
12 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs
Judges: Jim Traylor 116-112 | Stuart Winston 116-112 | Phil Newman 117-113
Referee: Randy Neumann
Event →
Dec 11
Martin Galvan
7 16 2
W-TKO
Les Pyramides, Le Port-Marly, Yvelines, France
3
Event →
Aug 20
Jose Ramirez
13 2 0
W-UD
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
vacant WBC World lightweight title; IBF World lightweight title
12 of 12 · 135 / 134 lbs
Judges: Sid Nathan 117-111 | Miguel Donate 120-108 | Larry O'Connell 120-109
Referee: Chris Wollesen
Event →
Apr 30
Louie Lomeli
21 0 0
W-TKO
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
IBF World lightweight title
3 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs · 2:43
Judges: Jim Traylor 20-18 | Stanley Berg 20-18 | Al Wilensky 20-18
Referee: Al Rothenberg
Event →
Feb 18
Greg Haugen
23 1 0
W-UD
The Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia, USA
IBF World lightweight title
12 of 12 · 135 / 134 lbs
Judges: Jim Traylor 120-107 | Paul Gibbs 118-109 | Mike Glienna 120-107
Referee: Al Rothenberg
Event →
Nov 2
Antonio Carter
4 7 1
W-TKO
Pavilion Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
4 of 10 · 140 / 136 lbs · 2:37
Event →
Mar 12
Jose Ramirez
12 2 0
L-SD
Stade de Levallois, Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
WBC World lightweight title
12 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs
Judges: Harry Gibbs 117-113 | Newton Campos 113-118 | Louis Michel 115-116
Referee: Luis Carlos Guzman
Event →
Dec 19
Davey Montana
17 7 0
W-TKO
Paris, Paris, France
4 of 10 · 137 / 137 lbs · 3:14
Referee: Alfred Asaro
Event →
Jul 25
Miguel Santana
21 1 1
W-TKO
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
NABF lightweight title
6 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs · 1:02
Referee: Al Rothenberg
Event →
Jun 28
Jim Flores
0 3 0
W-TKO
Las Americas Arena, Houston, Texas, USA
1 · 137 / 137 lbs
Referee: Tony Schelski
Event →
Mar 28
Roger Mayweather
25 3 0
W-UD
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
NABF Lightweight Title
12 of 12 · 134 / 135 lbs
Referee: Chris Wollesen
Event →
Dec 20
Alfredo Layne
14 6 0
W-UD
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
10 of 10 · 136 lbs
Referee: Al Rothenberg
Event →
Oct 9
Rafael Gandarilla
4 14 0
W-UD
Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA
10 of 10 · 135 lbs
Event →
Aug 16
Rafael Williams
24 1 0
W-UD
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
10 of 10 · 134 / 137 lbs
Judges: Al DeVito 8-2 | Joseph Pasquale 8-2 | Eugene Grant 9-1
Event →
Mar 9
John Montes
29 3 0
W-UD
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia, USA
10 of 10 · 138 / 138 lbs
Referee: Al Rothenberg
Event →
Nov 12
Jesus Cruz
1 5 0
W-TKO
Norville, Texas, USA
1 of 8 · 140 / 139 lbs · 2:22
Event →
Aug 29
Teddy Hatfield
12 11 0
W-KO
The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3 of 8 · 140 lbs
Referee: Al Pruitt
Event →
Jul 20
John Senegal
20 1 1
W-TKO
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
2 of 8 · 135 / 135 lbs · 1:29
Judges: Ernie Green | Jim Traylor | Oscar Bryan
Referee: Al Rothenberg
Event →
Apr 20
Nick Parker
13 4 1
W-UD
Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
6 of 6 · 136 / 135 lbs
Referee: Humberto Barrera
Event →
Mar 13
Mike Golden
7 5 0
W-TKO
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4 of 6 · 137 / 138 lbs · 2:54
Referee: Al Rothenberg
Event →
Jan 20
Danny Avery
6 3 2
W-TKO
Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
4 of 6 · 135 / 134 lbs
Referee: Tony Orlando
Event →
Nov 15
Farrain Comeaux
9 0 0
W-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
2 of 6 · 135 lbs · 2:50
Referee: Joe Santarpia
Event →