Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1, 17) was born in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. on January 2, 1964. At the age of 20 years on November 15, 1984, he made his professional boxing debut against Farrain Comeaux, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 16th career fight at 24 years old, Pernell Whitaker got a shot at the WBC lightweight titles against Jose Luis RamĂrez on March 12, 1988 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a lightweight world champion (IBF) on February 18, 1989 at the age of 25 years old, on his 18th career fight, after defeating Greg Haugen via 12-round unanimous decision.
He then went on to become world champion at 3 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Whitaker's last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Carlos Bojorquez at age 37 on April 27, 2001. He was on a 3-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Pernell Whitaker's best fights have been against JosĂ© Luis RamĂrez, Azumah Nelson, Buddy McGirt, Jorge Páez, Greg Haugen, Wilfredo Rivera and Roger Mayweather.
Whitaker has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Apr 27, 2001 37 years, 3 months 40-4-1 (17) | Carlos Bojorquez | 4 | TKO | LOSS | |
45  | Feb 20, 1999 35 years, 1 months 40-3-1 (17) | 26 years, 1 months 33-0 (29) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF |
44 | Oct 17, 1997 33 years, 9 months 40-2-1 (17) | Andrey Pestryayev | 12 | UD | NC | |
43  | Apr 12, 1997 33 years, 3 months 40-2-1 (17) | 24 years, 2 months 23-0 (20) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
42 | Jan 24, 1997 33 years 40-1-1 (17) | Diosbelys Hurtado | WL | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
41  | Sep 20, 1996 32 years, 8 months 39-1-1 (16) | 27 years, 4 months 23-1-1 (14) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
40 | Apr 12, 1996 32 years, 3 months 38-1-1 (16) | 26 years, 11 months 23-0-1 (14) | WL | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBC |
39 | Nov 18, 1995 31 years, 10 months 37-1-1 (16) | Jake RodrĂguez | WL | 6 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
38 | Aug 26, 1995 31 years, 7 months 36-1-1 (15) | Gary Jacobs | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
37 | Mar 4, 1995 31 years, 2 months 35-1-1 (15) | Julio César Vásquez | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA |
36  | Oct 1, 1994 30 years, 8 months 34-1-1 (15) | 30 years, 8 months 64-3-1 (44) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
35 | Apr 9, 1994 30 years, 3 months 33-1-1 (15) | Santos Cardona | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
34  | Sep 10, 1993 29 years, 8 months 32-1-1 (15) | 31 years, 1 months 87-0 (73) | WL | 12 | MD | DRAW Defended WBC |
33 | Mar 6, 1993 29 years, 2 months 32-1 (15) | 29 years, 1 months 59-2-1 (44) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
32 | Dec 1, 1992 28 years, 10 months 31-1 (15) | Ben Baez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Jul 18, 1992 28 years, 6 months 30-1 (14) | Rafael Pineda | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
30 | May 22, 1992 28 years, 4 months 29-1 (14) | Jerry Smith | 1 | KO | WIN | |
29 | Jan 18, 1992 28 years 28-1 (13) | Harold Brazier | 10 | UD | WIN | |
28  | Oct 5, 1991 27 years, 9 months 27-1 (13) | 25 years, 11 months 38-3-4 (27) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, IBF |
27 | Jul 27, 1991 27 years, 6 months 26-1 (13) | Poli DĂaz | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, IBF |
26 | Feb 23, 1991 27 years, 1 months 25-1 (13) | Anthony Jones | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, IBF |
25 | Nov 22, 1990 26 years, 10 months 24-1 (13) | Benjie Marquez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24  | Aug 11, 1990 26 years, 7 months 23-1 (13) | 26 years, 10 months 22-2 (16) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Won WBA Defended WBC, IBF |
23  | May 19, 1990 26 years, 4 months 22-1 (12) | 31 years, 10 months 31-1 (23) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, IBF |
22 | Feb 3, 1990 26 years, 1 months 21-1 (12) | Freddie Pendleton | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, IBF |
21 | Dec 11, 1989 25 years, 11 months 20-1 (12) | Martin Galvan | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
20  | Aug 20, 1989 25 years, 7 months 19-1 (11) | 30 years, 8 months 102-7 (82) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC, The Ring Defended IBF Vacant |
19 | Apr 30, 1989 25 years, 3 months 18-1 (11) | Louie Lomeli | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
18  | Feb 18, 1989 25 years, 1 months 17-1 (10) | 28 years, 5 months 23-1 (11) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
17 | Nov 2, 1988 24 years, 10 months 16-1 (10) | Antonio Carter | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Mar 12, 1988 24 years, 2 months 15-1 (9) | 29 years, 3 months 100-6 (82) | LT | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBC |
15 | Dec 19, 1987 23 years, 11 months 15-0 (9) | Davey Montana | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Jul 25, 1987 23 years, 6 months 14-0 (8) | Miguel Santana | LT | 6 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Jun 28, 1987 23 years, 5 months 13-0 (7) | Jim Flores | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
12  | Mar 28, 1987 23 years, 2 months 12-0 (6) | 25 years, 11 months 26-4 (17) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
11 | Dec 20, 1986 22 years, 11 months 11-0 (6) | Alfredo Layne | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Oct 9, 1986 22 years, 9 months 10-0 (6) | Rafael Gandarilla | 10 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Aug 16, 1986 22 years, 7 months 9-0 (6) | Rafael Williams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Mar 9, 1986 22 years, 2 months 8-0 (6) | John Montes | 10 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Nov 12, 1985 21 years, 10 months 7-0 (6) | Jesus De la Cruz | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Aug 29, 1985 21 years, 7 months 6-0 (5) | Teddy Hatfield | 3 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 20, 1985 21 years, 6 months 5-0 (4) | John Senegal | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 20, 1985 21 years, 3 months 4-0 (3) | Nick Parker | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Mar 13, 1985 21 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Mike Golden | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Jan 20, 1985 21 years 2-0 (2) | Danny Avery | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 15, 1984 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Farrain Comeaux | 2 | TKO | WIN |
