On April 27, 2001, a 37-year-old Pernell Whitaker (40-3-1, 17 KOs) and Carlos Bojorquez met in the ring.
Whitaker came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 years, 2 months, and 7 days.
Pernell Whitaker lost to Carlos Bojorquez via TKO in the 4th round, and adds an loss to his record at 40-4-1.
On February 20, 1999, a 35-year-old Pernell Whitaker (40-2-1, 17 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight IBF title held by 26-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Félix Trinidad (33-0, 29 KOs).
Whitaker came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 3 days. Trinidad was on a 33-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 17 days.
Félix Trinidad defeated Pernell Whitaker via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF welterweight title. Trinidad improves his record to 34-0, while Whitaker adds a loss to his record at 40-3-1.
On April 12, 1997, the 33-year-old WBC welterweight world champion, Pernell Whitaker (40-1-1, 17 KOs), faced a 24-year-old Oscar De La Hoya (23-0, 20 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Whitaker came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 19 days. De La Hoya was on a 23-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 25 days.
Oscar De La Hoya defeated Pernell Whitaker via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. De La Hoya improves his record to 24-0, while Whitaker adds a loss to his record at 40-2-1.
On March 12, 1988, a 24-year-old Pernell Whitaker (15-0, 9 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBC title held by 29-year-old Mexican boxer Jose Luis Ramírez (100-6, 82 KOs).
Whitaker came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 22 days. Ramirez was on a 10-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 22 days.
Jose Luis Ramirez defeated Pernell Whitaker via split decision and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Ramirez improves his record to 101-6, while Whitaker adds a loss to his record at 15-1.