Retired champion boxer 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker killed crossing Virginia Beach street | WCHS

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FILE - In this April 9, 1997, file photo, WBC welterweight champion Pernell Whitaker adjusts his head phones during a news conference in Las Vegas. Former boxing champion Pernell Whitaker has died after he was hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55. Police in Virginia Beach on Monday say Whitaker was a pedestrian when struck by the car Sunday night, July 14, 2019. The driver remained on the scene, where Whitaker was pronounced dead. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)

FILE - In this April 12, 1997, file photo, Pernell Whitaker, right, leans away from a punch by Oscar De La Hoya during their WBC Welterweight Championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.{ } (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)

FILE - In this April 12, 1997, file photo, Oscar De La Hoya and Pernell Whitaker, right, exchange punches during their WBC Welterweight Championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.{ } (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith, File)

FILE - In this June 10, 2007, file photo, Pernell Whitaker waves to the crowd during a parade before he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y.. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 1995, file photo, WBC welterweight champion Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, right, delivers a right to the head of challenger Jake Rodriguez during their scheduled 12 round bout in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Donna Connor, File)

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