The boxing world has lost a legend.
Former boxing champion “Sweet Pea” Pernell Whitaker passed away Sunday night due to injuries sustained in a car accident.
This according to TMZ Sports and multiple sources.
Whitaker, inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006, was struck by a car in Virginia Beach, was taken to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Whitaker, was a former Olympic gold medalist and multi-division champion.
The former champion was 55 years old.
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